WorksheetsTest #2 Semester 2 Review (1)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
The warmest climates on Earth are located at or near the equator primarily because these regions
Are usually farthest from the Sun
Receive high angles of insolation
Reflect the highest amount of insolation
Receive the most total yearly hours of daylight
Which two dates are equinoxes?
September 23 and December 21
December 21 and March 21
March 21 and September 23
March 21 and June 21
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Methane
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Why does a city on the coast have cooler summers and warmer winters than an inland city?
Water has a high specific heat
Water has a low specific heat
Wind speeds are usually greater over land surfaces than over ocean surfaces
Warm, moist air rises when it meets cool, dry air
Which city is experiencing the greatest wind speed?
A
B
C
D
A barometric pressure of 29.80 inches of mercury is equal to how many millibars?
1000
1009
1013
1020
The surface winds in a Northern Hemisphere low-pressure move
clockwise towards the low pressure center
clockwise away from the low pressure center
counterclockwise towards the low pressure center
counterclockwise away from the low pressure center
What does this station model symbol represent?
Drizzle
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
Tornado
Which type of air mass is associated with cold, dry conditions?
cP
cT
mP
mT
Which type of front and frontal movement is shown on the weather map?
cold front moving northwestward
cold front moving southeastward
warm front moving southeastward
warm front moving northeastward
What is the dewpoint temperature on this station model?
75
987
61
11
What would an air pressure of 998.7 look like on a station model?
9987
987
109987
98.7
Which letter shows transpiration?
A
B
C
D
What is used as proof that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
Experiencing day and night
Eclipses
Seeing different constellations throughout the year
Tides
Tides are
cyclic and predictable
cyclic and unpredictable
noncyclic and predictable
noncyclic and unpredictable
How long does it take for Earth to rotate once on its axis?
1 year
1 month
1 day
1 minute
Which statement best describes the heliocentric model?
The Earth is located at the center of the model
The Sun is located at the center of the model
All planets revolve around the Earth
All planets except the Earth revolve around the Sun
True OR False: The orbits of planets are elliptical, not circular.
True
False
How long ago did the Big Bang Theory occur?
4.6 billion years
13.6 billion years
10 billion years
1 billion years
Along with a red shift in light, what else is considered evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
Different shaped galaxies
Earth's revolution around the Sun
Cosmic background radiation
Planetary motion
