WorksheetsSeg ONE Exam Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If the forecast states that there will be strong winds and temperatures below freezing, what should you expect?
a)
Blizzard
b)
Tornado
c)
Hurricane
d)
Thunderstorm
2.
On vacation out West, you stop to take a photo. The ground crunches under your feet. You look down and the earth is very dry and cracked. What could be the cause?
a)
Drought
b)
Sleet
c)
Winter Weather
d)
Electrical Storm
3.
The Warn-On Forecast helps predict hazardous weather *earlier*. What is a main benefit of this?
a)
People will have more time to evacuate from buildings
b)
Forecasters use smaller amounts of data to make predictions
c)
Federal agencies will be able to give information to big communities
d)
People will build houses with disaster-proof items
4.
On the news, the meteorologist points to a line with half circles on it and calls it a "front". What is he referring to?
a)
a warm front
b)
a sun shower
c)
a cold front
d)
an approaching storm
5.
When watching the news you see the symbol shown near you on the weather map- what should you be on the lookout for?
a)
Thunderstorms
b)
a cold front
c)
a warm front
d)
high winds
6.
Which layer of the atmosphere is too high for weather balloons and too low for satellites- thus making it difficult to study?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Troposphere
7.
The lowest layer of the atmosphere- that has our air and weather is the
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
8.
At the pool on a sunny day, you have to apply sunscreen MORE often because of the reflection of the sunlight off the water?
a)
true
b)
false
c)
What's a pool?
d)
What's sunscreen?
9.
Which Category of hurricane would do the most damage?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 4
c)
Category 3
d)
Category 17
10.
The interactions of the hydrosphere and atmosphere in the Water Cycle cause it to be WET with HIGH HUMIDITY in what region?
a)
Tropics
b)
Poles
c)
Continental
d)
Crysophere
11.
Warm, humid air rises up into the atmosphere where it starts to cool. Which will most likely happen next?
a)
Clouds will begin to form
b)
Convection of air currents will stop
c)
The air mass will dry out
d)
The temperature will increase
12.
STRONGER than normal tradewinds in the Pacific Northest U.S. will cause
a)
displacement (movement) of the Jet stream to the North, bringing heavy rain and flooding
b)
displacement (movement) of the Jet stream to the South, bringing heavy rain and flooding
c)
displacement (movement) of the Jet stream to the North, causing drought
d)
displacement (movement) of the Jet stream to the South, causing drought
13.
The SUBTROPICAL jet streams are formed when air masses
a)
with the different temperatures meet near the equator
b)
with the different temperatures meet near the poles
c)
with the the same temperature meet near the poles
d)
with the the same temperature meet near the equator
14.
The POLAR jet streams are created when air masses
a)
with different temperatures meet near the poles
b)
with the different temperatures meet near the equator
c)
with the the same temperature meet near the poles
d)
with the the same temperature meet near the equator
15.
Weather is a short-term situation. Which statement would be about weather and not climate?
a)
"It snowed last night."
b)
"Having 11 inches of rain per year is normal in this area."
c)
"The seasonal temperature in Spring has increased over the last 10 years."
d)
"This is the coldest winter we have had in a long time."
16.
Climates (which are long term weather patterns) can have names like
a)
Polar
b)
Rainy
c)
Cloudy
d)
Sunny
17.
Water has a relatively higher specific heat than sand- how could you notice this at the beach?
a)
After a few hours, the water is still colder than the sand
b)
After a few hours, the sand is still colder than the water
c)
The water heats up much faster than the sand
d)
The water and sand are both the same temperature
18.
When the sun's energy travels to the Earth's atmosphere-
a)
Some of it reaches Earth's surface
b)
Some of it is destroyed by the atmosphere
c)
It is all completely trapped by Earth's surface
d)
It is all reflected back into space
19.
This photo BEST represents the interaction of which of Earth's spheres?
a)
Biosphere and Crysophere
b)
Hydrosphere and Cryosphere
c)
Biosphere and Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere and Cryosphere
20.
Liquid that is heated will turn into a ___________, liquid that is cooled will turn into a _____________
a)
GAS, SOLID
b)
SOLID, GAS
c)
SOLID, VAPOR
d)
CLOUD, RAINBOW
21.
In Convection, warm air ___________ and cool air_____________
a)
RISES, SINKS
b)
SINKS, RISES
c)
BURNS, FREEZES
d)
CONDESES, FREEZES
22.
In a fluid such as a gas or liquid, heat is transferred by ______________ when particles actually move HINT: Like in lava lamp where warm particles rise.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Insulation
d)
Radiation
23.
Which method of heat transfer is *special* because it doesn't need any matter (stuff) to transfer through? Hint: Sunlight travels through SPACE...
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Insulation
24.
You are breathing in the air and your body is using the oxygen right now. What spheres are interacting?
a)
Atmosphere and Biosphere
b)
Biosphere and Cryosphere
c)
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere and Atmosphere
25.
Which sphere of Earth would include things like the continents and even the floor of the ocean?
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere and Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
26.
Deposition (where sediment is "set down") would cause landforms such as
a)
a sandbar
b)
a cirque
c)
a fjord
d)
a horn
27.
A road up north freezes and thaws each day during the winter. What is the most likely cause for the road to crack over time?
a)
Weathering due to frost wedging
b)
Weathering due to abrasion
c)
Deposition of sand particles
d)
Deposition of water
28.
During erosion, sediment will
a)
be carried away to a different place
b)
be worn away by wind and sand
c)
be dissolved by chemicals
d)
be deposited and become part of a new place
29.
I live in Florida, on the coastal plain. I would describe where I live as
a)
very flat, low elevation near the coast
b)
very high elevation near the coast
c)
very high elevation next to sea cliffs
d)
flat, raised-up area with cliffs on the sides
30.
Margo let go of a heavy box and it slid down a ramp. What is true about the kinetic and potential energy of the box?
a)
The potential energy of the box decreased and kinetic increased.
b)
The potential energy of the box increased and kinetic decreased.
c)
The kinetic and potential energy decreased.
d)
The kinetic and potential energy increased.
31.
The energy of MOTION is called
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Potential energy
c)
Mechanical energy
d)
Gravitational energy
32.
The data table is showing the distance travelled each hour on a road trip. What would the data table shown tell me about the trip?
a)
I drove at different (variable) speeds during the trip.
b)
I drove at a constant speed during the trip
c)
You can't tell if it was constant or variable
d)
My speed decreased each hour
33.
Chanel makes two distance-time graphs. If Graph A has a curved or jagged line, and Graph B has a straight line, then what do I know about the motion they are showing?
a)
The object on Graph A is moving at variable speeds
b)
The object on Graph B is moving at variable speeds
c)
The objects on both graphs are moving at constant speed
d)
The objects on both graphs are moving at variable speed
34.
If forces are being exerted on the box like in the picture, then what direction will the box move?
a)
Down toward 4 N
b)
Up toward 3 N
c)
Left toward 2 N
d)
Right toward 2 N
35.
Which type of forces would NOT change an object's motion?
a)
Balanced forces
b)
Acceleration forces
c)
Inertia forces
d)
Unbalanced forces
36.
Carla pushes her skateboard up the hill. A leaf falls down to the ground. Which statement is true about the skateboard and the leaf?
a)
The skateboard experiences a contact force and the leaf experiences a non-contact force
b)
The both experience contact forces.
c)
The both experience non-contact forces
d)
The skateboard experiences a non-contact force and the leaf experiences a contact force.
37.
Which of these forces would act between objects at a distance?
a)
A Non-contact Force
b)
An Applied Force
c)
A Contact Force
d)
A Normal Force
38.
Two boxes are 12 cm apart. Which of the following should Janet do to decrease the gravitational force between the boxes?
a)
Place the boxes 15 cm apart.
b)
Place the boxes 8 cm apart.
c)
Increase the mass of both boxes.
d)
Increase the mass of any one box.
39.
Which force ALWAYS exists between *any* two objects having mass?
a)
Gravitational Force
b)
Potential Force
c)
Magnetic Force
d)
Contact Force
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