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WorksheetsSecond Semester Midterm Review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
Which of the following explanations describes how temperature and salinity affect the formation of deep currents?
Decreasing the water’s temperature or increasing its salinity will cause water to become more dense. It sinks and becomes a deep current that moves along the ocean floor.
Decreasing the water’s temperature or increasing its salinity will cause water to become less dense. It floats and becomes a surface current that moves along the ocean.
In science class, lab partners are designing an experiment that shows the important steps of the water cycle. For their experimental design, which of the following procedures could best be used to demonstrate the difference between condensation and evaporation?
To show condensation, the lab partners must increase the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature.
To show condensation, the lab partners must decrease the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature.
To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature.
To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature.
Use the diagram above to answer the question. What is the most abundant (plentiful) source of freshwater on Earth?
groundwater
lakes
ice caps and glaciers
water vapor
Refer to the diagram above of a student’s lab setup of the water cycle. In this experiment, the total amount of water inside the container is measured at the beginning and then again after a full cycle has occurred. Which of the following best predicts the outcome of the experiment and explains why?
The beginning amount of water in the container would be less than the ending amount of water in the container because the water evaporated, decreasing the water level.
The beginning amount of water in the container would be more than the ending amount of water in the container because the process of condensation increases the water level.
The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated increased the water level but then came back as precipitation which decreased the water level again.
The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated decreased the water level but then came back as precipitation which increased the water level again.
Using the diagram below, which factor below does not influence the size of a wave as it moves across the ocean?
The strength of the wind
The duration (amount of time) the wind blows
The density of the ocean water
The distance the wind blows across the surface
Which diagram is showing the formation of a sea breeze?
X
Y
What combination produces global winds?
low-pressure polar air and high-pressure equatorial air
low-pressure polar air and high-pressure equatorial air
high-pressure polar air and high-pressure equatorial air
high-pressure polar and low-pressure equatorial air
At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. Which of the following is the reason for the breeze?
The warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the cool air that rises over the land.
The heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land.
Which diagram below BEST represents the correct path of a convection current that has formed?
What causes global winds?
equal heating of large area
unequal heating of a large area
equal heating of a small area
unequal heating of a small area
What is wind?
The horizontal movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
The horizontal movement of air from low pressure to high pressure
The vertical movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
The vertical movement of air from low pressure to high pressure
The spinning (rotation) of Earth on its axis causes ocean currents and global winds to curve rather than flow in straight lines. What is this called?
Newton effect
Coriolis effect
Einstein effect
Myers effect
Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between weather conditions and hurricanes?
Hurricanes form when cool air masses travel over ocean waters. If the air masses collide, they begin to spin.
Hurricanes form when a group of thunderstorms move over tropical waters. Winds travelling in different directions meet and cause the storm to spin.
What process of the water cycle would allow your hair to dry outside after swimming?
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
collection
You grab a bottle of water from the fridge and set it on the counter. When you come back for it 2 hours later, water droplets have formed on the outside of the water bottle. What is this an example of?
Condensation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle has increased causing water droplets to form .
Condensation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle has decreased causing water droplets to form.
Evaporation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle has increased causing water droplets to form.
Evaporation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle has decreased causing water droplets to form .
As density increases what happens to salinity?
As density increases salinity increases
As density increases salinity decreases
As density increases salinity remains constant
Which process of the water cycle requires temperature to decrease?
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
How does temperature and salinity affect deep currents?
As temperature decreases and salinity increases the water becomes more dense
As temperature decreases and salinity increases the water becomes less dense
As temperature increases and salinity decreases the water becomes more dense
As temperature increases and salinity increases the water becomes less dense
Based on this chart, what is the best conclusion?
Six elements make up 50 % of ocean water
Magnesium is the least abundant element
Sodium chloride is the most abundant compound
Sodium chloride can only be found in the ocean
Sarah needs her Dunkin Donuts coffee in the morning. She brews a cup of coffee into her travel mug and places a lid on it. When she gets to work, she takes off the lid and notices little drops of water are on the lid. What is this an example of?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Collection
Which of the following is a correct reason why we should conserve fresh water? (Hint: there may be more than one correct answer)
As the world's population is increasing so is our need for clean drinking water
Animals have all the water they need
We need more water for home consumption than agricultural purposes
We are using too much groundwater from aquifers
Why is farmers digging around in search of aquifers for groundwater a bad idea/unsustainable?
It's a costly process and can have a huge impact on the agricultural industry
It's a cheap process and can have a huge impact on the agricultural industry
Groundwater is a valuable resource in the U.S. only and farmers will not have a problem with needing water for their crops
Groundwater is a valuable resource throughout the world and farmers will not have a problem with needing water for their crops
Which is the least important question for humans to ask?
Why can humans only use less than 1% of freshwater?
Why can humans not use freshwater from glaciers?
What percentage of water is available for humans to use?
Where do humans get most of their drinking water from?
Myers' effect
Einstein effect
What factor does not influence the size of a wave as it moves across the ocean?
Duration(time) the wind is blowing
The strength of the wind
The distance the wind blows
The density of ocean water
What causes wind to blow?
Differences in longitude
Shock waves from clouds
Differences in air temperature and pressure
The rotation of the earth
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
Spirally
Unevenly
Circularly
Kinetically
What causes warm air to rise?
the fact that it's less dense than cold air
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
the fact that its more dense than cold air
What is the name for cooler air blowing from the land to the sea?
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
Mountain Breeze
None of the Above
What is the name for cooler air blowing from the sea to land?
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
Mountain Breeze
None of the Above
What do you call winds that blow in the same direction all over the Earth?
global winds
Coriolis effect
Greenhouse effect
sea breezes
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
decreases
increases
stays the same
Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere causes which of the following?
Greenhouse Effect
Local and global winds
Infrared Radiation
Global temperature increase
Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.
high; low
warm; cool
cool; warm
low; high
Wind blows from cooler areas to warmer areas.
True
False
How would you label the diagrams below?
Diagram X- Land Breeze and Diagram Y-sea breeze
Diagram X- Sea Breeze and Diagram Y- Land Breeze
What is the main difference between global and local winds?
Global winds blow across a small area
Local winds blow across a large area
Global winds are created by the unequal heating of a large area where local winds are created by the unequal heating of a small area
Global and local winds are created by the unequal heating of a small area
Which best describes a land breeze?
They occur during the day and blow from land to sea
They occur during the evening and blow from sea to land
They occur during the evening and blow from land to sea
They occur during the day and blow from sea to land
What is the best data for a student to collect to determine land vs sea breezes?
Tidal charts for the month because tides cool of the beach causing land and sea breezes
Wave height charts for the month because waves cool of the beach causing land and sea breezes
The amount of people that frequent the beach because the ocean knows these people need land and sea breezes
The temperature recordings for the ocean and the beach because the differences in temperature cause land and sea breezes
Which best describes a sea breeze?
They occur during the day and blow from land to sea
They occur during the evening and blow from sea to land
They occur during the evening and blow from land to sea
They occur during the day and blow from sea to land
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
land breeze-daytime
sea breeze-daytime
land breeze- nighttime
sea breeze- nighttime
How does air travel?
High pressure polar air to low pressure equatorial air
High pressure equatorial air to low pressure polar air
The table shows the results of the experiment a student did where he placed three samples, with a starting temperature of 75°F, outside in the direct sun, and recorded the temperatures over six minutes. What is the BEST conclusion the student can draw from the results?
The water absorbs heat the fastest.
The dark sand absorbs heat the fastest.
The light sand absorbs the most amount of heat.
The water absorbs more heat than the sand samples.
What causes coastal regions to have a narrower temperature range than regions that are farther inland?
Clouds warm and cool much more slowly than land or water, insulating the land on the coasts.
Air warms and cools much more slowly than water or land, insulating the land on the coasts.
Water warms and cools much more slowly than land or air, insulating the land on the coasts.
Land warms and cools much more slowly than water or air, insulating the land on the coasts.
The table below shows temperatures in Atlanta, Georgia on a summer day.
Which explains the temperature pattern shown in the table?
The Sun, like other stars, produces light energy that warms Earth during the day.
The Sun, like other stars, produces heat energy that warms Earth during the day.
The Sun, like other stars, produces motion energy that warms Earth during the day.
The Sun, like other stars, produces electrical energy that warms Earth during the day.
Rose makes a cup of hot tea. She places the cup of tea on the kitchen table and waits for it to cool off. When she picks up the cup a few minutes later, she notices the kitchen table is warm where the cup used to be. Which best explains the flow of energy between the cup and the table?
Heat transferred from the cup to the table to warm the table.
Cold transferred from the table to the cup to cool the tea.
Heat transferred from the cup to the table, and cold was exchanged between both.
Cold transferred from the table to the cup, and heat was exchanged between both.
Which best describes how heat flows?
Heat flows from a cold object to a hot object and can cause an object's temperature to change.
Heat flows from a hot object to a cold object and can cause an object's temperature to change.
Heat flows from a cold object to a hot object but will not cause an object's temperature to change.
Heat flows from a hot object to a cold object but will not cause an object's temperature to change.
Most of the sun's radiation passes through Earth's atmosphere and is absorbed by land and water. The diagram below shows some of the ways in which air is warmed.
What kind of energy transfer is shown by the movement of the air labeled B in the diagram?
conduction, when air particles collide and transfer energy as heat
radiation, when the energy in electromagnetic waves warms the air
convection, when warm air rises upward, spreads out, and transfers energy as heat
convection, when cold air rises upward, spreads out, and transfers energy as heat
What protects humans and other organisms from excess UV radiation?
greenhouse gas
asthenosphere
troposphere
the ozone layer
Land absorbs radiation from the Sun
slower than water.
faster than water.
the same rate as water.
twice as slow as water.
What is the most likely reason why sand at the beach heats up faster than the ocean water?
The sand absorbs the heat faster than the water.
The sand reflects the heat more than the water.
The water absorbs the heat faster than the sand.
The water reflects the heat more than the sand.
During the daytime, the land warms up faster than water causing the air above the land to be less dense and rise into the atmosphere. Which answer below correctly labels the diagram?
Land Breeze diagram X
Sea Breeze diagram Y
Sally has been asked by her teacher to investigate the following scientific question: Why are sea breezes felt during the day and land breezes at night?
What is the best response?
High tides cool off the beach, causing a sea breeze at night and a land breeze during the day.
High tides cool off the beach, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day.
The land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day.
The land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a sea breeze at night and a land breeze during the day.
Base your answer to the following question on the diagram.
Students completed a lab investigation consisting of four stations, A, B, C, and D. Equal amounts of sand at the same starting temperature were heated by identical light sources. The light sources were the same distance from each station, but at different angles to the surfaces. Two thermometers were used at each station, one just above the surface and the other just below the surface. The lights were turned on for 30 minutes and then removed for the next 30 minutes. Temperatures were recorded each minute for the 60 minutes. Using the model above, which station was most of the energy from the light sources transferred to the sand?
Station A, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by radiation.
Station A, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by conduction.
Station D, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by radiation.
Station D, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by conduction.
Which of the following predictions is best supported by the data?
The temperatures of the soil and the water would rise at the same average rate because the same light is being used to heat it up.
The temperature of the soil would not rise at all over the next time period because the soil temperature has reached its maximum temperature.
The temperature of the water would rise at a faster average rate than the average rate that the temperature of the soil would rise because water heats up faster than soil.
The temperature of the soil would rise at a faster average rate than the average rate that the temperature of the water would rise because soil heats up faster than water.
Which of the following statements best explains why it is warmer at the equator than the North Pole?
The equator has more daylight hours per year than the North Pole.
The equator has a larger area than the North Pole.
The equator is closer to the Sun than the North pole.
The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North Pole.
Which diagram below BEST represents the correct path of a convection current that has formed?
