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WorksheetsFinal Exam S2 24-25
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
The atmosphere is composed of
a)
mostly oxygen
b)
all hydrogen
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
H20
2.
High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Low pressure areas would likely have
a)
cloudy weather
b)
clear weather
c)
sunny weather
d)
storms
4.
During a land breeze, the air over the sea rises due to it's low pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Oxygen makes up _______ percent of the atmosphere.
a)
78
b)
30
c)
21
d)
1
6.
As altitude increases, pressure __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
rises
7.
The amount of water in the air
a)
Dew point
b)
Rain
c)
Isobar
d)
Humidity
8.
Fuel for a hurricane
a)
warm, rising vapor
b)
cool, sinking vapor
c)
strong wind
d)
occluded fronts
9.
Which water cycle stage creates clouds?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
10.
Wind is caused by
a)
differences in altitude
b)
difference in pressure
c)
differences in temperature
d)
differences in latitude
11.
Less dense air rises.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
During the day, cool, sinking air over the ocean replacing warm, rising air over the land would cause wind to move ____________.
a)
towards the shore
b)
towards the sea
13.
The Coriolis effect causes global winds to
a)
rotate
b)
change directions
c)
become stronger
d)
curve
14.
What type of air mass begins over warm water?
a)
mT
b)
cT
c)
cP
d)
cT
15.
What type of air mass would begin over Canada?
a)
cT
b)
mT
c)
cP
d)
cT
16.
What type of air mass would bring warm, humid weather?
a)
cT
b)
cP
c)
mP
d)
mT
17.
What type of weather would a cP mass from Canada bring?
a)
Lots of snow and ice
b)
Extremely cold weather
c)
Warm, humid weather
d)
Hot and dry weather
18.
What type of cloud indicates a thunderstorm and possibly tornado?
a)
Stratus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
19.
After taking a hot shower, you notice your mirror is foggy. What caused this to occur?
a)
The warm water vapor met the cool mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
b)
The warm water vapor met the warm mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
c)
The cool water vapor met the cool mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
d)
The cool water vapor met the warm mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
20.
Which type of front is created when warm air replaces cold air?
a)
Cold
b)
Occluded
c)
Stationary
d)
Warm
21.
Which type of front is created when cool, dense air pushes warm air up?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
22.
Which type of front is usually associated with thunderstorms?
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
23.
Cold dry air from Canada meets warm moist air from the tropics. These two air masses begin to spin over land. What is created?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Anticyclone
24.
What weather is created during a stationary front?
a)
Blizzards and snow
b)
Many days of wet weather
c)
Warm, dry days
d)
Drizzly rain followed by sunny skies
25.
What type of front is shown?
a)
Warm front
b)
Occluded front
c)
Cold front
d)
Stationary front
26.
What type of front is moving towards Georgia and Florida?
a)
Warm front
b)
Occluded front
c)
Stationary front
d)
Cold front
27.
Where does weather occur?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
28.
If relative humidity is at 100%, what is probably happening?
a)
A drought
b)
Occluded fronts
c)
Wind storm
d)
Rain
29.
What is the process of water vapor changing into liquid water?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Condensation
d)
Infiltration
30.
What might form on the ocean floor where two plates separate?
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
Ocean trench
c)
Continental shelf
d)
Seamount
31.
What is the process of water vapor changing into liquid water?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
32.
How does the Gulf Stream affect the British Isles?
a)
It makes it warmer and tropical.
b)
It makes it cooler and mild.
c)
It makes it warmer and mild.
d)
It makes it cooler and polar.
33.
How are deep currents created?
a)
Density differences
b)
Wind
c)
From runoff and rain
d)
Continental deflections
34.
What ocean floor feature may eventually turn into a volcanic island, like Hawaii?
a)
Trench
b)
Mid-ocean ridge
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Seamount
35.
True/False: Nonpoint-source pollution comes from multiple sources.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What two elements make the ocean salty?
a)
Magnesium and chlorine
b)
Chlorine and sodium
c)
Chlorine and iron
d)
Sodium and iron
37.
What percent of Earth is water?
a)
71%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
89%
38.
Where does most evaporation occur?
a)
Land
b)
Clouds
c)
the Ocean
d)
the atmosphere
39.
Where does most condensation occur?
a)
the Atmosphere
b)
the Ocean
c)
Land
d)
Rivers and Lakes
40.
Water vapor released by a plant is called
a)
Transpiration
b)
Infiltration
c)
Runoff
d)
Condensation
41.
Precipitation that flows over land into rivers, streams, and eventually into the ocean
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
42.
This occurs when water droplets in clouds return to Earth's surface.
a)
Runoff
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
43.
What feature is B?
a)
Seamount
b)
Abyssal plain
c)
Continental shelf
d)
Volcanic Island
44.
What feature is A?
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Continental slope
c)
Trench
d)
Mid-ocean ridge
45.
What feature is E?
a)
Volcanic island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-ocean ridge
d)
Abyssal plain
46.
What type of tide occurs during a full or new moon?
a)
Neap tide
b)
Spring tide
c)
Half tide
d)
High tide
47.
What is the main cause of tides?
a)
The gravitational pull of land on Earth
b)
The magnetic pull from the poles
c)
The gravitational pull of the moon
d)
The density differences of water
48.
If low tide occurs at 9:00 PM, when would the next low tide occur?
a)
9:00 AM
b)
9:25 AM
c)
9:00 PM
d)
9:25 PM
49.
What moon position would make a NEAP tide?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none of the above
50.
Our ozone protects us from harmful UV rays. Where is it located?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Stratosphere
51.
An iron being pressed onto a shirt is an example of what type of heating?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Convergent
52.
Why do ocean breezes blow towards the water during the night?
a)
Air over the beach heats up, rises, and is replaced by ocean air.
b)
Air over the water heats up, rises, and is replaced by beach air.
c)
Cool air is less dense and it moves towards the shore.
d)
The density causes ocean air to sink.
53.
What percent of our atmosphere is nitrogen?
a)
21%
b)
78%
c)
1%
d)
Less than 1%
54.
Which layer has the highest temperatures?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
55.
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in and weather occurs in?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
56.
What causes soup to heat by warm soup rising and sinking in a pot?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Evaporation
57.
What causes the Earth to be heated by the Sun?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Subduction
58.
Which layer is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Stratosphere
59.
What breeze is shown?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land breeze
60.
What breeze is shown?
a)
Land breeze
b)
Sea breeze
61.
What causes global warming?
a)
Increase in greenhouse gases
b)
Decrease in greenhouse gases
c)
Radiation
d)
Alternative energy
62.
Which atmospheric layer has LAYERED gases?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
63.
What causes the Coriolis effect, which causes winds to curve?
a)
Gravitational pull of the moon
b)
Continental deflections
c)
the rotation of the Earth
d)
density differences
64.
What causes soup to heat in a pot with the warmest soup rising and the cooler soup sinking?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Evaporation
65.
What causes the Earth to be heated by the Sun?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Subduction
66.
After taking a hot shower, you notice your mirror is foggy. What caused this to occur?
a)
The warm water vapor met the cool mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
b)
The warm water vapor met the warm mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
c)
The cool water vapor met the cool mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
d)
The cool water vapor met the warm mirror. This caused the vapor to reach its dew point.
67.
Which letter shows convection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
68.
What makes a hurricane grow stronger?
a)
Being over warm continents
b)
Being over warm lakes
c)
Being over warm ocean water
d)
Being near the poles
69.
What do thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes have in common?
a)
All are formed by areas of low pressure
b)
All are formed by stationary fronts
c)
All are formed by areas of high pressure
d)
All are formed in the spring only
70.
What moon position would make a NEAP tide?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none of the above
71.
How do density, temperature, and pressure change as depth in the ocean increases?
a)
All increase.
b)
All decrease.
c)
Density & pressure decrease while temperature increases.
d)
Density & pressure increase while temperature decreases.
72.
Which moon phase is labeled 3?
a)
Full moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
3rd quarter
d)
New moon
73.
Why is 24 hours a day?
a)
It is the length of time it takes for Earth to revolve around the Sun.
b)
It's the length of time it takes for the moon to orbit Earth.
c)
It is the length of time it takes for the Earth to make one orbit.
d)
It is the length of time it takes for Earth to rotate on its axis.
74.
Why is Venus so hot?
a)
It is closest to the Sun.
b)
It has a very fast revolution.
c)
It has volcanoes.
d)
It has a thick atmosphere creating the greenhouse effect.
75.
If there weren't any gravitational forces, what would happen to our planet?
a)
It would crash into the Sun.
b)
It would float off into space in a straight line.
c)
It would stay still.
d)
It would hit the moon.
76.
How do we know the universe is expanding?
a)
Planets move closer together.
b)
Galaxies are moving further apart.
c)
Galaxies change shape.
d)
Galaxies are getting bigger.
77.
What moon position would make a NEAP tide?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none of the above
78.
Which moon phase is labeled A?
a)
Third quarter
b)
First quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
Waxing gibbous
79.
True/False: Outer planets have short revolutions.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
True/False: Earth is mostly covered in water.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Without inertia, what would happen to the Earth?
a)
It would be pulled into the Sun.
b)
It would continue forever in a straight path.
c)
Our rotation would speed up.
d)
It would not affect Earth.
82.
This is the only planet in the solar system with oceans of liquid water.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
83.
Scientists have been able to find no atmosphere around this planet because it has little gravity and is closest to the sun.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
84.
These planets have long revolutions, rings, and massive atmospheres.
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Uranus
b)
Earth, Mercury, Mars, and Venus
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Neptune, Mercury, Earth, Venus
85.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
86.
What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?
a)
The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
b)
The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
c)
The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.
87.
What causes global winds?
a)
The uneven heating of Earth due to Earth's tilt.
b)
Even heating of Earth
c)
Land heats faster than water
d)
Water cycle stages
88.
What is wrong with this photo?
a)
There is too much nitrogen and too little Argon.
b)
There is too much Argon and too little Oxygen.
c)
There is too much Carbon Dioxide and too little Nitrogen.
d)
There is too much Carbon Dioxied and too little Oxygen.
89.
What ocean floor feature is the most shallow?
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Abyssal plain
c)
Trench
d)
Sea mount
90.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Irregular
d)
Circular
91.
All of the inner planets--
a)
have rings
b)
are rocky
c)
have deep atmospheres
d)
are large
92.
All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
93.
Which statement best describes the density of the outer planets?
a)
a rock sinking in the ocean
b)
a balloon floating in a bathtub
94.
A small body of ice, dust and rock that has an elliptical orbit around the sun.
a)
oort cloud
b)
meterorite
c)
comet
95.
Where do hurricanes form?
a)
In the ocean; near the equator
b)
In the ocean; near the poles
c)
On land; near the equator
d)
On land; near the poles
96.
Does global warming impact hurricanes?
a)
No - they are not related.
b)
Yes - global warming helps water evaporate faster and powers more hurricanes.
c)
Yes - global warming helps water evaporate slower and powers more hurricanes.
97.
Which of the following is a way of conserving water?
a)
Leave the tap running while brushing teeth
b)
Use a hose to wash the car
c)
Use the washing machine at full load
d)
Leave the shower running while soaping
98.
Approximately 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?
a)
The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere
b)
Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation
c)
Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles
d)
Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate
99.
True/False: The natural greenhouse effect is a bad thing.
a)
True
b)
False
100.
As altitude increases in our atmosphere, how does pressure change?
a)
It decreases.
b)
It increases.
c)
It depends on the layer.
d)
It doesn't change.
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