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Earth Science Unit 2 THE BIG REVIEW

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would a balloon look like if it had high pressure inside?

a)

Fully inflated

b)

Halfway inflated

c)

Not inflated

d)

None of these

2.

At low temperatures, pressure is...

a)

high

b)

low

c)

both of these

d)

neither of these

3.

As altitude increases what happens to air pressure?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

4.

In this atmospheric layer, there is no weather to mess with the smoothness of flights but there is ozone that helps protect us from UV rays.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

5.

Winds spin in different directions above and below the equator, this is known as

a)

Temperature Inversion

b)

The Coriolis Effect

c)

The ITCZ

d)

Barometric Pressure

6.

Which air mass can be found over the ocean close to the north pole both east and west of North America.

a)

Continental Polar

b)

Continental Tropical

c)

Maritime Polar

d)

Maritime Tropical

7.

A continental air mass is located over water.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Tropical air masses are close to the north pole.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The type of front whose symbol contains blue triangles only is...

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

10.

The type of front whose symbol contains blue triangles and red half circles facing opposite directions?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationary

c)

Warm

d)

Cold

11.

Low pressure weather systems are usually warm and sunny.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A warm front produces what kind of weather.

a)

Widespread precipitation

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

Strong winds and rain

d)

light rain

13.

A cold front brings what kind of weather?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Widespread rain

c)

Strong winds and rain

d)

Light rain

14.

A stationary front produces what kind of weather?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Light Rain

c)

Widespread rain

d)

Strong winds and rains

15.

An occluded front produces what kind of weather?

a)

Light rain

b)

Widespread rain

c)

Strong winds and rain

d)

Thunderstorms

16.

Which type of heat transfer occurs through touch?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

None of these

17.

Which type of heat transfer is transfer through waves?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

None of these

18.

Molecules moving quickly have a low temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Temperature Inversion causes

a)

global warming

b)

boiling ocean waters

c)

pollution

d)

ozone hole expansion

20.

Dew point is when

a)

rain happens

b)

water vapor is released from the air

c)

dew forms

d)

two of these are true

21.

Why is humidity dangerous?

a)

It makes the air seem cooler and decreases wind chill.

b)

It makes your body temp increase because you can't sweat.

c)

It causes airways to constrict in asthmatics.

d)

All of these are true

22.

Which of the following is true about the mesosphere?

a)

It is where meteors burn up.

b)

It contains ozone.

c)

It is where satellites are found.

d)

None of these

23.

Which layers of the atmosphere experiences an increase of temperature as altitude increases above the ozone layer?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Lithosphere

24.

Clouds can both heat up and cool down earth.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Whats going on at absolute zero?

a)

Absolutely nothing

b)

Molecules move really fast

c)

Molecules move really slow

d)

None of these

26.

What is wind?

a)

Air movement from h to l areas of humidity.

b)

Air movement from l to h areas of humidity.

c)

Air movement from h to l areas of pressure.

d)

Air movement from l to h areas of pressure.

27.

Climate is the daily atmosphere conditions in an area.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Solar intensity is higher the more direct (larger) the angle.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Solar intensity is higher at the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The whole overall process of weather is driven by...

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Sunlight

d)

All of these

31.

Which the wind regions has winds that move from east to west.

a)

Polar Westerlies

b)

Polar Easterlies

c)

Prevailing Westerlies

d)

Prevailing Easterlies

32.

Only light wind occurs here.

a)

Doldrums

b)

Trade Winds

c)

ITCZ

d)

Horse Latitudes

33.

Storms are the result of ...

a)

Cold fronts and low pressure systems

b)

Occluded fronts and low pressure systems

c)

Neither of these

d)

Both of these

34.

Fronts usually result in no precipitation.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

This is the symbol for..

a)

A warm front

b)

A cold front

c)

An occluded front

d)

A stationary front

36.

At this location...

a)

There is 50% cloud cover.

b)

It is 80 degrees.

c)

The Dew Point is 76

d)

All of these are true

37.

At this location...

a)

The wind speed is 20 knots.

b)

It is 76 degrees outside.

c)

The barometric pressure is 80.

d)

The dew point is 129.

38.

The wind is moving in what direction

a)

SE

b)

NW

c)

NE

d)

SW

39.

Thunderstorms don't require any moisture to form.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The energy that is generated from fast moving air in clouds results in

a)

Thunder

b)

Lightning

c)

Fog

d)

All of these

41.

Which of the following is NOT true about a hurricane?

a)

It loses energy over warm water.

b)

Their intensity is measured by the Saffir-Simpson scale.

c)

Their spin is due to the Coriolis Effect.

d)

Category 5 hurricanes are catastrophic.