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Study Guide for Earth's Systems Test - 6th

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to the Earth's surface as liquid or solid

a)

sun

b)

transpiration

c)

water cycle

d)

evaporation

2.

major source of thermal energy that powers the water cycle.

a)

sun

b)

water cycle

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

3.

thermal energy is absorbed by liquid water and changes to a gas called water vapor

a)

sun

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

4.

water vapor (gas) cools down and changes to liquid to form clouds.

a)

condensation

b)

water vapor

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

5.

water falling back to the Earth's surface as rain, sleet, hail or snow.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

runoff

6.

water that flows along the ground returning to rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.

a)

runoff

b)

groundwater

c)

precipitation

d)

accumulation

7.

forms when water vapor cools down and the water condenses (Gas - Liquid)

a)

cloud

b)

water cycle

c)

sun

d)

transpiration

8.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

9.

What process is shown by letter B in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

10.

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

a)

solid, liquid

b)

gas, liquid

c)

liquid, gas

d)

liquid, solid

11.

What process is show by letter A in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

12.

What is shown by letter D in the diagram?

a)

runoff

b)

groundwater

c)

melting

d)

vapor

13.
What is the term for the conditions in the atmosphere over a long period of time?
a)
 Stratosphere
b)
 Climate
c)
 Weather
d)
 Wind
14.
What is a warm front?
a)
 Warm air mass becomes caught between cold air masses
b)
two air masses meet and stay separate
c)
 Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it
d)
 Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up
15.
What forms when two air masses meet?
a)
 Flood
b)
 Cloud
c)
Front
d)
Climate
16.
What is the cause of Earth's change of seasons throughout the year?
a)
Rotation of the Earth
b)
Revolution of the Earth
c)
Tilt of the Earth's axis
d)
Earth's temperature & weather
17.
When the northern hemisphere is in the winter season, temperatures are lower because _________________.
a)
it is further from the sun
b)
the sun's rays are indirect & less intense
c)
it is closer to the sun
d)
the sun's rays are direct & more intense
18.
rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
19.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
20.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front 
21.

Overcast skies & mild precipitation is weather you'd see at what type of front?

a)

warm

b)

cold

22.

What type of weather will you see along a cold front?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Sunny skies

c)

Gentle rain

d)

No weather

23.
What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
24.

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

a)

Denver

b)

El Paso

c)

Memphis

d)

Los Angeles

25.
Which city is currently experiencing a snow storm?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
26.
Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?
a)
Denver
b)
New York 
c)
Miami 
d)
Boise
27.
Which city has partly cloudy skies?
a)
Boise
b)
New York
c)
Atlanta 
d)
Dallas
28.
Which city is close to a warm front?
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
Boise
d)
Denver
29.

What causes a drought

a)

Not receiving Water or snow

b)

The sun gets to hot

c)

There is no sun

30.

What kind of wind do hurricanes need to form?

a)

Low wind

b)

Strong wind

31.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

hail

c)

thunderstorm

d)

dust storm

32.

What is this?

a)

flood

b)

hail

c)

thunderstorm

d)

blizzard

33.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

blizzard

c)

ice storm

d)

dust storm

34.

What are some types of extreme weather?

a)

hurricanes

b)

Floods

c)

drought

d)

All of the above

35.

Where do most hurricanes form?

a)

over the ocean near the equator

b)

in the midwestern and southern United States

c)

along warm fronts

d)

along cold fronts

36.

Which of the following statements about tornadoes is not true?

a)

A tornado can be associated with thunderstorms.

b)

Tornadoes can have wind speeds of over 150 miles per hour.

c)

Tornadoes never actually touch the ground.

d)

Tornadoes are common in hurricanes.

37.

A prevailing wind in an area blows against a mountain range. Where would a drought most likely occur?

a)

on the windward side of the mountain range

b)

on the leeward side of the mountain range

c)

on top of the mountain range

d)

all around the bottom of the mountain range

38.

What is a flash flood?

a)

a flood that is caused by a water spout

b)

a flood where the water disappears quickly

c)

a flood that occurs without any rainfall

d)

a flood in which the water rises suddenly

39.

What is climate?

a)

the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

b)

cloud cover and temperature

c)

precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

d)

weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

40.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

wind

d)

snow and sleet

41.

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

a)

Climate

b)

Windward

c)

Leeward

d)

Monsoon

42.

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Monsoon

d)

Climate

43.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
44.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
45.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
46.
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
a)
elevation
b)
an ocean
c)
latitude
d)
mountain
47.

The driving force of the Water Cycle is?

a)

The troposphere

b)

The Sun

c)

The oxygen

d)

The clouds

48.

How does a region’s latitude affect its average temperature?

a)

Regions closer to the equator are cooler.

b)

Regions farther from the equator are warmer.

c)

A region’s distance from the equator does not affect its temperature.

d)

Regions closer to the equator are warmer.

49.

What type of front and resulting weather condition will Denver most likely experience?

a)

cold front and clear skies

b)

cold front and snow

c)

warm front and clear skies

d)

warm front and rain

50.

This graph shows Earth's average ocean surface temperatures from 1880 to 2015. The ocean temperatures (the line in the center of the grey area) are shown as the number of degrees Fahrenheit above or below the average for 1971–2000. Which conclusion does the graph support?

a)

Average ocean surface temperature steadily declined between 1880 and 2015.

b)

Increases in carbon dioxide have increased surface ocean temperatures since 1970.

c)

Since 1970, average ocean temperatures have been increasing.

d)

There has been no significant change in average ocean surface temperature over the time period studied.

e)

The change in average ocean temperature from one year to the next is greater than the long-term change.

51.

What hemisphere is the United States in?

a)

Southern

b)

Up

c)

Northern

d)

Equador

52.

What part of the Earth is the hottest?

a)

The middle- Equator

b)

Antarctica

c)

South Africa

d)

Sahara Desert

53.

How can climate change affect the oceans?

a)

Melt polar ice making the oceans change temperature

b)

Make ocean levels rise and flood some land

c)

Make some hurricanes and typhoons longer, more destructive

d)

All 3 are correct

54.
Which statement about oceans is true?
a)
Pressure is lower on the ocean floor.
b)
Water temperature increases with depth.
c)
More photosynthesis occurs in the warmer surface waters.
d)
The colder, deeper waters are less dense than the surface waters.
55.
In what zone does approximately 90% of all ocean life live?
a)
sunlight
b)
twilight
c)
midnight
56.
Animals that can use their bodies to make light are called _______________.
a)
magic
b)
shiny
c)
amazing
d)
bioluminescent
57.
As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
58.
Humans can only explore the midnight zone with the help of ________________.
a)
scuba gear
b)
the federal government
c)
submersible vehicles
d)
Jesus
59.
Which zone has the warmest water temperature?
a)
sunlight
b)
twilight
c)
midnight
60.
Which zone is completely dark and near freezing in temperature?
a)
sunlight
b)
twilight
c)
midnight
61.
The ocean layers are divided by the amount of __________________ in each layer.
a)
animals
b)
salt
c)
light
d)
people
62.
There’s very little life, immense pressure and absolutely no sunlight in this zone.  Name it.
a)
sunlight
b)
twilight
c)
midnight
63.
Sunlight allows ________________ to occur in the sunlight zone.
a)
bioluminesence
b)
transpiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
voting

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