Global and Local Winds/Heat Transfer/Global Warming

The Coriolis Effect helps distribute heat around the surface of Earth.

• True

• False

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The total amount of energy reaching Earth from the Sun is equal to the amount of energy leaving Earth.

• True

• False

Water is not a gas; therefore, it is not a component of Earth’s atmosphere.

• True

• False

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The Sun is a constant supply of energy to Earth.

• True

• False

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Wind is caused by differences in elevation.

• True

• False

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There is little wind in the doldrums because the air ____.

• is motionless

• is moving down

• cools and sinks, creating a zone of high pressure

• moves westward

• is heated and rises

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The ____ is the source of all energy in our atmosphere.

• Sun

• water cycle

• Moon

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process is being modeled in the picture?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• emission

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When Earth receives energy from the Sun, ____.

• some energy is reflected back into space

• some is absorbed by the atmosphere

• some is absorbed by land and water on Earth's surface

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ____ are a windless zone, found at the equator.

• doldrums

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• jet streams

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