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Circulation of Earth's Air and Water

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes wind?

a)

differences in air pressure

b)

differences in gravity

c)

difference in oxygen

d)

differences in the thermosphere

2.

What causes differences in air pressure?

a)

even heating of the Earth

b)

Even cooling of the earth

c)

uneven heating of the earth

d)

global warming

3.
What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?
a)
The Moon
b)
Earth's interior (inside)
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
The Sun
4.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
5.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
6.

Air at the poles is colder and denser so it_______________.

a)

rises

b)

circulates

c)

stagnates

d)

sinks

7.

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:

a)

trade winds

b)

convection currents

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

polar easterlies

8.
Winds that blow from the east are called ____.
a)
Polars
b)
Westerlies 
c)
Easterlies
d)
Temperates
9.
Winds that blow from the west are called ____.
a)
Easterlies
b)
Polars
c)
Westerlies
d)
Temperates
10.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
11.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
12.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
13.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
14.
Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?
a)
colder temperature
b)
colder temperature & more salinty
c)
warmer temperature & less salinty
d)
less salinty
15.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
16.
Analyze the image. What could explain why certain parts of the ocean have warmer temperatures?
a)
the uneven heating of the Earth's surface
b)
the rising of cold air and the sinking of warm air
c)
hurricanes
17.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

18.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

19.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

20.

The act of turning from a liquid into a gas. ___________________

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

21.

The act of turning from a gas into a liquid. ________________________

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

22.

The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.

a)

weathering

b)

transpiration

c)

run-off

d)

precipitation

23.

The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves. __________________________

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

24.
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called...
a)
surface water
b)
precipitation 
c)
ground water
d)
runoff
25.
What collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface?
a)
runoff
b)
surface water
c)
ground water
d)
water vapor

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