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WorksheetsTest EOG Science
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the jet stream?
a)
Precipitation in North Carolina
b)
Weather over a long period of time
c)
Strong winds above the Earth's surface
d)
Football flying over the Earth
2.
What flows does the Jet Stream have?
a)
West to East
b)
West to South
c)
North to West
d)
South to East
3.
Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?
a)
between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of warm air
b)
between two boundaries of hot air
c)
no pattern
d)
between two boundaries of cold air
4.
The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Sublimation
5.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
6.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
7.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
8.
Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither
d)
both
9.
Why do hurricanes lose so much of their power when they hit land?
a)
they run into high pressure which kills hurricanes
b)
land is cooler than water therefore the hurricane loses the energy it needs from warm temperatures
c)
the land breezes shear the hurricane therefore making it harder for it to stay together
d)
the hurricane no longer receives heat and moisture from the warm ocean it uses for fuel
10.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
11.
The equator is warmer because it receives
a)
sunlight at an angle
b)
more direct sunlight
12.
Winds are caused by
a)
equal heating
b)
unequal heating
13.
Which ocean current affects the east coast of the United States?
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
California Current
c)
Eastern Australian Current
d)
Gulf Current
14.
Which ocean current is warm?
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
California Current
c)
California Stream
d)
Gulf Current
15.
As altitude increases, temperature:
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
has no affect
16.
What kind of weather instrument is this
a)
Rain gauge
b)
Barometer
c)
Windvine
d)
Anemometer
17.
This instrument measures the amount of water vapor or humidity.
a)
hygrometer
b)
thermometer
c)
wind vane
d)
weather map
18.
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
19.
What direction is the cold front moving on the map?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
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