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2nd 9 Weeks Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Streams of water within the ocean that move in regular patterns are called

a)

Jet Streams

b)

Monsoons

c)

Ocean Currents

d)

Prevailing winds

2.

________ is affected by latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water and ocean currents.

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Ocean Currents

d)

Prevailing winds

3.

_____________ causes surface currents.

a)

Density

b)

Gravity

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Animals

4.

What causes deep ocean currents?

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Density

c)

Wind

d)

Gravity

5.

Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at

a)

Gyres

b)

Eddies

c)

Upwellings

d)

The Equator

6.

The ___________ is an ocean current that flows up the eastern US bringing warm water to Europe.

a)

Gulf Stream Current

b)

North America Gyre

c)

California Current

d)

Arctic current

7.

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

Fluctuate

8.

The ____________ and ___________ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel.

a)

Gravity and Coriolis Effect

b)

Wind and Climate

c)

Temperature and Salinity

d)

Temperature and the Coriolis Effect

9.

The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is

a)

Halinethermal circulation

b)

Thermodenisty circulation

c)

Thermohaline circulation

10.

Which would be subtropical climate?

a)

It is hot outside right now.

b)

It is humid out all the time.

c)

It is 80 degrees.

d)

It rained yesterday.

11.

When it is raining it is called

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

12.

What is a jet stream?

a)

a stream that jets fly in

b)

a narrow band of high speed wind that is found about 10-15 km above earth's surface

c)

a warm water current that brings warm water up from the are of the Atlantic ocean near the Equator.

d)

a cold water current that brings water down from the polar zones.

13.

What is the California Current?

a)

a stream that jets fly in

b)

a narrow band of high speed wind that is found about 10-15 km above earth's surface

c)

a warm water current that brings warm water up from the are of the Atlantic ocean near the Equator.

d)

a cold water current that brings water down from the polar zones.

14.

What is the Gulf Stream current?

a)

a stream that jets fly in

b)

a narrow band of high speed wind that is found about 10-15 km above earth's surface

c)

a warm water current that brings warm water up from the are of the Atlantic ocean near the Equator.

d)

a cold water current that brings water down from the polar zones.

15.

It is 10 degrees celcius which could be the temperature if I open up a door from a room that is hotter.

a)

0

b)

2

c)

5

d)

15

16.

Can Jet streams get moved?

a)

Yes during an El nino.

b)

No they can't move

17.

If a jet stream moves what would happen to the air?

a)

If it is suppose to be cold it will stay cold

b)

If it is suppose to be warm it will stay warm

c)

It will do the opposite of what it normally does

18.

Heat transfers from what to what.

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

it doesnt transfer

d)

where every it wants

19.

The sun shines on us what type of thermal energy is that

a)

Convection

b)

Thermal

c)

Reflection

d)

Radiation

20.

What is the thermal energy if I touch hot sand?

a)

Radiation

b)

Thermal

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

21.

Plants have to do with our water cycle through

a)

Condensation

b)

Dew

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

22.

If there is a drought what am I probably missing?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Oceans

c)

Rivers

d)

Condensation

23.

What heats up faster land or sea?

a)

Land

b)

Sea

c)

Other

d)

Spongebob

24.

Where does cool air go?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Side to Side

d)

Over the rainbow

25.

Heat transfer is really really neat it always goes

a)

FROM HOT TO COLD

b)

No other options

c)

No other options

d)

cold to hot

26.

Land breeze means a breeze going from cooler land to hotter water

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What is a land breeze?

27.

Sea breeze is a breeze going from cooler water to warmer land.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No idea

28.

I have hot chocolate with ice cream. Where is the heat transferring?

a)

To the ice cream from the hot choclate

b)

To the hot chocolate from the ice cream

c)

From the room cool room to the hot chocolate.

29.

Which of the following is one way that the subtropical jet stream can impact weather in Florida?

a)

The jet stream does not have an impact on Florida’s weather.

b)

The jet stream stops fronts from moving.

c)

The jet stream can increase the severity of thunderstorms in its path.

d)

The jet stream can decrease the severity of a thunderstorms in its path.

30.

Areas along coastlines, such as Florida, often do not experience winters as severe as areasinland – even though some of these coastal areas lie further north.


Why do coastal areas tend to have more mild winter weather patterns?

a)

Cold ocean currents only flow east to west and cannot reach inland areas.

b)

Warm ocean currents only flow east to west and cannot reach inland areas.

c)

Cold ocean waters cool the air above them, the cool aa flows over coastal areas,but cannot reach the areas inland.

d)

Warm ocean waters heat the air above them, the warm air flows over coastal areas,but cannot reach areas inland.

31.

Within a given region, the mean air temperature over a forested area is significantly coolerthan the mean air temperature over a land area without trees.


What would be the MOST LIKELY cause for the difference in mean air temperature betweenthe forested and non-forested areas?

a)

The humidity in the air decreased the surface temperature.

b)

The shading from the trees increased the surface temperature.

c)

The humidity in the air increased the surface temperatures.

d)

The shading from the trees decreased the surface temperature.

32.

What term is used to describe the daily atmospheric conditions in an area?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Temperature

d)

Precipitation

33.

For the at least the last century, Florida has experienced a hurricane season every year, from June to November. Which of the following describes this occurrence the BEST?

a)

Florida’s precipitation

b)

Florida’s global pattern

c)

Florida’s climate

d)

Florida’s weather

34.

Amy and Scott are preparing a presentation on climate in Florida. Which of thefollowing statements would BEST support the idea that Florida has a subtropicalclimate?

a)

Florida had record high temperatures this past summer.

b)

Florida received 35 inches of rain this past year.

c)

Florida’s location near the equator makes it cooler than most of the United States.

d)

Florida has a long pattern of experiencing hot, humid summers and mild to coolwinters.

35.

In which way is heat transferred?

a)

It is transferred from cooler to warmer objects.

b)

It is transferred from larger to smaller objects

c)

It is transferred from warmer to cooler objects.

d)

It is transferred from smaller to larger objects.

36.

Krystal puts a hot spoon into a bowl of cold ice cream. Based on your knowledge of heatflow, what will be the result?

a)

The ice cream will melt because the cold will flow from the ice cream to thespoon.

b)

The ice cream will not be affected.

c)

The spoon will become colder because the cold will flow from the ice creamto the spoon.

d)

The ice cream will melt because heat will flow from the spoon to the ice cream.

37.

Heat will move until it reaches equilibrium.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which of the following could result from heat being transferred to a substance?

a)

The substance changes from a gas to a liquid.

b)

The substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

c)

The substance changes from a liquid to a solid.

d)

The substance changes from a gas to a solid.

39.

The more heat the particles contain, the faster they move about. In which state ofmatter do the particles have the ​MOST heat?

a)

in both a solid and liquid

b)

in a liquid

c)

in a gas

d)

in a solid

40.

If the temperature of an object is 30° C, which of the following temperatures would indicate the MOST heat that was removed from this object?

a)

40 degrees Celsius

b)

30 degrees Celsius

c)

20 degrees Celsius

d)

10 degrees Celsius

41.

What is the term "empirical evidence" used to describe?

a)

It describes information gained by direct observation of an event.

b)

It describes cause and effect relationships.

c)

It describes events that are known by their one-time occurrence.

d)

It describes ideas based on inferences from observations.

42.

Unprotected exposure to the sun’s rays is a factor in the development of skin cancer.


Which of the following is an example of empirical evidence that supports this hypothesis?

a)

An advertisement for a sun block product that claims it protects skin against ultraviolet rays by a certain percentage.

b)

Data showing a relationship between the amount of sun exposure and the odds of getting skin cancer.

c)

A skin cancer survivor’s recollection that he had a bad sunburn as a child.

d)

A model of a skin cell showing where DNA is in the cell.

43.

Sally wants to take the temperature of her classmates to determine if the average temperature of her class is actually 37 degrees Celsius. She uses a thermometer and takesthe temperature of all of her classmates and records her data. She concludes that the classaverage was actually 36.5 degrees Celsius.


What empirical evidence did Sally gather when doing her experiment?

a)

Her classmates served as the control group for her experiment.

b)

The thermometer used to conduct her experiment.

c)

The temperature of her classmates in degrees Celsius.

d)

She concluded that the class average was low because it was cold outside.

44.

Why is there debate to develop scientific knowledge within the scientific community?

a)

Scientific debate is the only way to prove previous scientific findings were incorrect and should be ignored.

b)

Scientists debate because scientist believe their evidence is stronger than other scientist's evidence.

c)

Scientists try to disprove each others work to reduce conflict within thescientific community.

d)

Scientific debate is a necessary part of scientific evidence and plays an important role in confirming scientific findings.

45.

Scientific knowledge results from the interaction of scientists who are investigating natural phenomena.


Which of these ​BEST describe how a scientific explanation becomes widely accepted?

a)

A hypothesis is tested repeatedly and the results are confirmed and debated by thescientific community.

b)

It is debated by the scientific community.

c)

A hypothesis is tested repeatedly and the results of the tests are debated.

d)

A hypothesis is tested repeatedly and the results are mostly supported by the scientific investigations.

46.

If a scientist makes a new discovery, why must other scientists review and replicate theresults before the discovery can be published?

a)

New discoveries can only be debated after they are published and confirmed.

b)

Scientific knowledge must come from a great deal of debate and confirmation within the science community.

c)

Other scientists must like the new discovery before it can be published.

d)

New discoveries must be accepted by all members of the scientific community first.

47.

Spontaneous generation was an idea that living things appear from nonliving things. This was disproved by Louis Pasteur's experiment using bacteria to demonstrate bacteria comes from existing bacteria.


What is this an example of?

a)

A scientific theory changes as an organism evolves.

b)

Scientific knowledge changes as new evidence is discovered by experiments.

c)

Changes cannot be made because it is a scientific law.

d)

Bacteria have been observed and modified many times.

48.

Models of atoms have changed many times as scientists continued to study them. Aftermany experiments throughout history, the model has been changed to what we know today.


Why was the model of the atom changed?

a)

Scientists continue to discover new atomic elements but the model of the atomhas not changed.

b)

Scientists still cannot agree on a correct model for an atom.

c)

The atomic model was modified as new evidence was encountered.

d)

Scientific experiments cannot disprove the current model of the atom.

49.

When discussing the theory of atoms, a model is the only option. Why is this true?

a)

An atom is too small to be observed in detail with current technology.

b)

Atoms are too expensive to collect for scientific use.

c)

An atom is too dangerous to handle in a lab setting.

d)

An atomic model is easier to manipulate than a real atom.

50.

What is ​NOT a benefit of using a scientific model?

a)

It can be used to visualize a complex idea or concept.

b)

It can lose some accuracy in order to make it simple enough to use.

c)

It can represent something too small or large to manipulate.

d)

It can be safer, quicker, and less expensive for the scientist to work with.