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WorksheetsSTAAR Spiral Review Quiz 8.10ABC
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
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1.
You're trying to explain to a friend how convection works. You want to draw a diagram showing what happens to air when it's heated by the sun. What should you draw?
a)
A diagram with cool air in Earth's atmosphere rising
b)
A diagram with cool air near Earth's surface rising
c)
A diagram with warm air in Earth's atmosphere sinking
d)
A diagram with warm air near Earth's surface rising
2.
This diagram is missing labels! Where should the correct labels go?
a)
Black arrow="Cold Air" because less dense air is rising
b)
White arrows="Hot Air" because less dense air is sinking
c)
White arrows="Cold Air" because more dense air is sinking
d)
Black arrow= "hot air" because more dense air is rising
3.
Hot air rises because...
a)
it is less dense
b)
it is heavier
c)
it is more dense
d)
it contains Helium
4.
The process the causes plate tectonics, wind, and ocean currents is known as...
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Nuclear Energy
d)
Convection
5.
A line of tornadoes and thunderstorms sweep through an area. What has occurred?
a)
An area of high pressure
b)
A warm front
c)
A cold front
d)
A hurricane forming in the Gulf of Mexico
6.
What type of weather is Watauga, Texas likely experiencing in this image?
a)
Clear, sunny skies and cool weather
b)
High winds and thunderstorms
c)
Hot weather with a warm front
d)
Cloudy skies with high winds
7.
What is the best forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana (yellow star) in this image?
a)
Warmer temperatures with gentle rain
b)
No change in temperature and slight chance of rain
c)
Cooler temperatures with clear skies
d)
Cooler temperatures with chance of thunderstorms
8.
Which location is most likely experiencing the greatest wind speeds?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which type of weather is Dallas, Texas, likely experiencing?
a)
Thunderstorms
b)
Clear skies
c)
Cold temperatures
d)
Gentle precipitation for days
10.
Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?
a)
Cooler ocean temperatures
b)
Warmer ocean temperatures
c)
Large ocean waves
d)
Strong ocean currents
11.
A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly. This happens because the hurricane:
a)
gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean
b)
meets a land breeze
c)
meets a stronger hurricane moving from land
d)
no longer gains energy from warm ocean water
12.
What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?
a)
Clear, sunny skies
b)
Cloudy skies
c)
Hot temperature
d)
Thunderstorms
13.
What type of weather will occur with this symbol?
a)
Thunderstorms, cooler temperatures
b)
Gentle precipitation, warmer temperatures
c)
Sunny skies, warmer weather
d)
Cloudy skies, cooler weather
14.
6. Wind develops because the Earth is heated unevenly.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Hurricanes form in what area of the world?
a)
Over dry land
b)
Near the poles in cold water
c)
Near the equator in warm water
d)
During rain storms anywhere
16.
Warm air
a)
rises because it less dense
b)
sinks because it is more dense
c)
rises because it is more dense
d)
sinks because it is less dense
17.
What creates the temperature differences between the equator and the poles?
a)
The length of the seasons
b)
the shape of the earth
c)
the duration of the solar year
d)
the amount of direct radiation (sunlight)
18.
Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by density?
a)
convection current
b)
conduction current
c)
radiation current
d)
emission current
19.
Energy driving convection currents on Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
The wind
d)
The ocean
20.
What is the main source for convection currents in the atmosphere?
a)
wind
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
clouds
21.
Which one heats and cools fastest?
a)
land
b)
sea
c)
both are the same rate
d)
air
22.
The transmission of energy by two objects touching is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
contraction
d)
radiation
23.
What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it effect global winds?
a)
Curving of winds due to rotation of earth curves wind counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
Movement of ocean currents caused by earth rotation' counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
c)
curve of global winds caused by global rotation clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere
24.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
25.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
26.
The current that Marlin and Dorry take in "Finding Nemo" is a warm water current known as the ____________________
a)
East Australian Current (EAC)
b)
Antaractic Subpolar Current (ASC)
c)
California Current (CCD)
d)
Canary Atlantic Middle Current (CAM)
27.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
28.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
29.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
30.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
31.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
32.
What front symbol is shown?
a)
Occluded
b)
Stationary
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
33.
What front symbol is shown?
a)
Occluded
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Cold
34.
When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______.
a)
stationary front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
warm front
35.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
36.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
37.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
38.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things?
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
39.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
40.
What role do ocean currents play in weather and climate?
a)
They influence the temperature and precipitation levels of areas they are close to
b)
They reflect chemicals from the ocean surface back into the atmosphere.
c)
They work against human influence on climate by helping to circulate deeper, colder waters.
d)
They promote evaporation and therefore more efficiently distribute the sun's heat.
41.
What type of currents create cooler climates in coastal areas that would normally be much warmer?
a)
warm, surface currents
b)
warm, deep currents
c)
cold, surface currents
d)
cold, deep currents
42.
If you have a low pressure system over open ocean water that is warm, these conditions might cause a....
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
earthquake
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