Term 2 Exam Prep 2

Like local winds, global winds are created by the ___. 

• ultraviolet radiation of the sun 
• unequal heating of Earth's surface
• transmission of light energy
• infrared radiation from the sun

If there are two areas of differing air pressure (one area of high air pressure and one area of low air pressure), which of the following predictions is MOST accurate?

• Air will flow from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. 
• Air will flow from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure.
• Air will be exchanged evernly between the two areas of air pressure.
• Air will remain stable due to even heating of the atmosphere.

Ultraviolet radiation, an invisible form of energy with shorter wavelengths that violet light, can cause ______

• pollution
• severe weather
• global winds
• sunburn

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called _____

• conduction
• radiation
• Coriolis effect
• convection

A relationship exists between atmospheric pressure and the distance of an object from the earth's surface. Based on the table, which statement is correct?

• Atmospheric pressure remains the same as the distance from Earth's surface to an object in the atmosphere increases
• Atmospheric pressure increases as the distance from Earth's surface to an object in the atmosphere decreases
• Atmospheric pressure increases as the distance from earth's surface to an object in the atmosphere increases
• Atmospheric pressure decreases as the distance from Earth's surface to an object in the atmosphere decreases

Because Earth is rotating, global winds do not follow a straight path. The curving of the winds is called ______

• trade winds
• doldrums
• horse latitudes
• coriolis effect

Temperature difference between the equator and the two poles produce giant _______ in the atmosphere,

• convection currents
• doldrums
• electromagnetic waves
• infrared radiation

The ______ is found in the stratosphere and absorbs some potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation.

• greenhouse effect
• ozone layer
• jet streams
• doldrums

Which of the following BEST describes how a sea breeze develops?

• sea breeze blows from the land surface towards the sea because sea water heats up more quickly than the land surface
• sea breeze blows from the sea surface towards the sea because sea water heats up more quickly than the land surface
• sea breeze blows from the land surface towards the sea because sea water heats up more slowly than the land surface
• sea breeze blows from the sea surface towards the sea because sea water heats up more slowly than the land surface

The different layers of Earth's atmosphere from lowest level to uppermost layer would be _______

• troposphere,stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere