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Earth Science #1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There will be heavy rains tomorrow is an example of

a)

Climate

b)

Climate change

c)

Weather

d)

Spheres

2.

Climate is

a)

rain today and tomorrow

b)

the weather averaged over a long period of time

c)

temperature only

d)

conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time

3.

The sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of a toy car going down a ramp

a)

remains the same

b)

will increase

c)

will decrease

4.

Weather and climate result from interactions between

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

geosphere and hydrosphere

c)

geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

5.

The amount of water vapor in the air is

a)

hydrological

b)

relative humidity

c)

hydra

d)

wind direction

6.

Latitudes closer to the equator receive more solar energy than latitudes away from the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Air typically moves from areas of _______ pressure to __________ pressure.

a)

hot/cold

b)

in/out

c)

low/high

d)

high/low

8.

Air sinks over the land in a land breeze at night because

a)

Cooler air over the land sinks and condenses

b)

Cooler air rises and disperses

c)

Warmer air over the land sinks and condenses

d)

Warmer air condenses

9.

What would cause an air mass over a body of water to be warm and humid?

a)

Convection would cause warm air to rise and condensation would cause air to be humid

b)

Conduction would cause warm air to rise

c)

Convection would cause warm air to rise and evaporation would cause the air to be humid

10.

The average kinetic energy of the water molecules increases with time when

a)

ice is melted then boiled to become steam

b)

water is frozen

c)

ice is melted then the water is frozen again

d)

water is warmed but not boiled

11.

Heat flows hot to cold.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Heat is transferred without any physical contact in the form of electromagnetic waves.

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

13.

This is important because it absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

a)

Weather

b)

Geosphere

c)

Oxygen in the ecosystem

d)

Ozone Layer

14.

The movement within a liquid where hotter,less dense material rises and colder, dense material sinks

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Transformation

15.

You want to compare brands of paper towels to see which holds the most liquids. The dependent variable is

a)

the brand of paper towel.

b)

the amount of liquid absorbed by the paper towel.

c)

the same paper towel used in all experiments.

16.

How is a sea breeze formed?

a)

The sun heats the land in the day, warm air sinks and starts a convection current

b)

The land is cooler over the land and starts a conduction current

c)

The sun heats the land in the day, warm air rises and starts a convection current

17.

Plants give off water in the water cycle by

a)

leaking it out in their stomata

b)

through osmosis in their roots

c)

through transpiration in their leaves

d)

keeping all water inside

18.

Water collects in the crack of a rock and expands when it freezes is which two spheres interacting?

a)

Geosphere and Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere and Cryosphere

c)

Geosphere and Biosphere

d)

Biosphere and Atmosphere