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Unit 8.5a Assessment Review Guide

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the factors that influence an areas temperature directly

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Altitude

d)

Distance from Large Bodies of Water

e)

Prevailing Winds

2.

Identify the factor that influence the temperature of these two areas

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Distance from Large Bodies of Water

d)

Ocean Currents

3.

Which city will have a cooler average temperature

a)

Chapel Hill

b)

Havana

4.

What factor is influencing the temperature of these two cities

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Distance from Large Body of Water

d)

Ocean Currents

5.

Which city will have warmer average temperatures

a)

Denver

b)

Cheyenne

6.

Which City is going to have more stable temperatures thoughout the year?

a)

Baltimore

b)

Cheyanne

7.

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and night

c)

Year

d)

Summer

8.

Why is the Equator warmest?

a)

Because it is closest to the sun.

b)

Because it receives the most direct sunlight

c)

Because no clouds form here.

d)

Because it is far from the sun

9.

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

a)

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

b)

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

c)

The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

d)

The southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

10.

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

a)

It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

b)

It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas

c)

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

d)

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

11.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

It is winter

b)

It is summer

c)

It is spring

d)

It is fall

12.

What is the best definition of density?

a)

How hot or cold something is.

b)

A measure of how fast molecules are moving.

c)

How close together the molecules in a substance are.

13.

Why does hot air RISE?

a)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are LESS dense

b)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are MORE dense

c)

The molecules are close together and are LESS dense

d)

The molecules are close together and are MORE dense

14.

Why does cold air sink?

a)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are LESS dense

b)

The molecules are spread farther apart and are MORE dense

c)

The molecules are close together and are LESS dense

d)

The molecules are close together and are MORE dense

15.

Is the air in the blue balloon MORE dense or LESS dense than the red/orange balloon?

a)

More dense

b)

Less dense

16.
As Density  increases
a)
Temperature decreases
b)
Temperature increases
17.
As salinity  increases
a)
Density increases
b)
Density decreases
18.
When an object or substance is cooler, its particles move slower and are closer together True Or False
a)
True
b)
False
19.
When an object or substance is warmer, its particles move faster and get further apart (Tip for remembering: they are warmer and want to get cooler by moving away from one another)  True or False
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or False Salinity increases as ocean depth increases.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Deep currents are controlled by

a)

temperature

b)

Nemo

c)

salinity

d)

climate

e)

precipitation

22.

The lower the __________ and the higher the ___________, the denser the water is

a)

temperature; salt

b)

salt; temperature

c)

salt; salt

d)

temperature; temperature

23.

What can you infer about the water at the surface of the ocean, compared to the water hundreds of meters below?

a)

Surface water tends to be saltier

b)

Surface water tends to be denser.

c)

Surface water tends to be warmer

d)

Surface water tends to be calmer

24.

Ocean surface currents are influenced by all of these factors EXCEPT

a)

the location of land mass

b)

the Coriolis effect

c)

the names of the countries

d)

global winds

25.
Models that show heat rising up and cold moving down are models of:
a)
Conduction
b)
Complexion
c)
Radiation
d)
Convection
26.
The heat source for convection in the ocean is-
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
The core
d)
Volcanoes
27.

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

top to bottom

d)

bottom to top

28.

At which point on the diagram does the air cool, sink and become more dense?

a)

Point E

b)

Point F

c)

Point H

d)

None of the above.

29.

What causes the air currents and ocean currents to curve in different directions depending of the hemisphere?

a)

The amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate?

b)

The Earth is flat

c)

The Earth is spherical, therefore the speed of rotation for various latitude locations differ due to circumference differences.

d)

None of the above.

30.

The Coriolis Effect affects the way our toilet flush.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Nobody knows

31.

Which of the following is the best reason for why different locations on Earth get different amounts of direct sunlight?

a)

The Suns light travels in different directions.

b)

The Earth is round/sphere shaped.

c)

The Earth reflects the sunlight in certain locations.

d)

The Earth absorbs sunlight better in certain locations.

32.

In summer, the land of a marine climate will experience energy transfer from:

a)

land to water

b)

water to land

c)

no transfer

d)

one way at night the other during day

33.

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

a)

Leeward

b)

Sideward

c)

Windward

d)

Land

34.

On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____.

a)

Heavy rainfall

b)

Desert

c)

More vegetation

d)

More snow

35.

This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

a)

windward

b)

leeward

c)

rain shadow

d)

prevailing winds

36.

As air rises, it expands. This expanding air also ______.

a)

warms and condenses

b)

cools and condenses