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WorksheetsT3 Exam Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 33mins
Solar energy causes
High and low pressure systems
The tides to move
Even heating of the earth
sneezing
A cold air mass comes into contact with a warm, moist air mass. What happens?
Rain or snow begins to fall
The sky clears up
Cold air is pushed up
Warm air is pushed down
What phenomenon is responsible for the circulation of ocean currents?
density differences
Coriolis effect
Sun's tidal effect
temperature differences
Tropical air masses form...
near the equator
in cold areas
always over water
always over land
Which of these actions causes wind?
rotation of the Earth on it's axis
movement of air from water to land
uneven heating of Earth's surface
air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun
When molecules gain energy they
move faster and farther apart
move slower and closer together
explode
cool down
Heating something up..
adds energy
removes energy
What type of weather will you see along a cold front?
Thunderstorms
Sunny skies
Gentle rain
No weather
What kind of weather happens along a Warm Front?
Thunderstroms
Days of Rain!
Nothing
Wind
When might you see cumulonimbus clouds?
Only in winter
Before a storm
On sunny, fine days
After a storm
The hydrosphere is...
All the water on earth
All the water in space
The ocean
A type of energy
A tornado forms...
when updrafts in a storm cause rotation
every time cold air meets warm air
when warm ocean water begins to rotate
when heavy snow begins to fall
Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer
Radiation
Insulation
Conduction
Convection
In which of the following state are the particles closest together?
Fluid
Gas
Liquid
Solid
How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Insulation
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
When thermal energy transfers by collisions between particles.
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
When heat transfers through waves.
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
The transfer of thermal energy in a fluid (liquid/gas) by movement of warm / cool fluids.
Heat traveling from the sun
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring to an area?
happy, sunny clear weather
lousy, cold, rainy weather
fog, lots of fog
lightning
What type of weather does a Low Pressure system bring?
happy, sunny clear weather
lousy, cold, rainy weather
lightning
rainbows and unicorns
What scale is measures the damage of a tornado?
Fujita Scale
Richter Scale
Elmer's Scale
Banana for Scale
What does a doppler radar use to visualize weather conditions?
Electromagnetic Waves
HD photos
Thermometers
Mathematical formulas
How does the warm air from the ocean contribute to the formation of hurricanes?
Heat and evaporating water give it energy
air and water from the ocean are spun by the coriolis effect
ocean water creates high pressure
storms at the equator travel
Where do most tornadoes happen?
Mexico
California
Canada
Tornado Alley in the United States
