Earth Sciences Quiz

Air over land changes temperature at a different rate than air over water. What best describes how this difference causes wind?

• The warmer air over land rises as cooler air over water takes its place

• The cooler air over water moves toward land to mix with the warmer air.

• The cooler air over water rises and the warmer air over land sinks

• The warmer air over land moves toward the water, forcing the cooler air to rise.

  
  

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What is the primary energy source needed to create wind on Earth?

• sunlight

• tides

• fossil fuels

• volcanic eruptions

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Which action produces wind?

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of Earth around the sun

• the uneven heating of Earth by the sun’s energy

• the pull of the sun’s gravity on Earth

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Which of these best explains how frontal boundaries can lead to severe storms?

• Warm air rises slowly over a cold air mass.

• Warm air is forced up rapidly by a cold air mass

•  Cold air remains over an ocean for an extended period of time.

• Cold air flows down the side of a mountain away from the ocean

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A student notices that the reading on the barometer is 754 mmHg and falling slowly. Which other weather observation is the student most likely to make?

•  decreasing winds

• drier conditions

• clear skies

• thunderstorms

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Which statement correctly describes one way ocean currents affect a region?

•  Deep ocean currents move water from polar seas toward the equator, creating drafts

  of cold air that blow over polar regions.

• Warm ocean currents keep coastal air temperatures warm, creating moderate

  climate conditions in coastal regions

•  Cold ocean currents along the equator increase evaporation rates, creating circular

  winds that produce tropical storms.

  
  

• Deep ocean currents push into estuaries, creating sand deposits that form barrier

  islands.

  
  

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The Gulf Stream current is found in the Atlantic Ocean and flows from the tropics to the northern latitudes

Which best explains the movement of the Gulf Stream current?

• The warm current contains an electrical charge that is attracted to the magnetic poles.

•  The warm current contains sediment that is heavier than cold currents and pushes them downward

•  The warm current is more dense and pushes cold waters toward the equator

• The warm current flows toward the poles where it cools and sinks.

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Which statement best describes the movement of ocean currents?

•  Cold currents start flowing at the equator.

• Warm currents start flowing at the poles

• Warm currents tend to flow deeper than cold currents

• Cold currents tend to flow under warm currents

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Which statement best describes the type of water carried by the Norwegian Current as it moves from the tropics toward the North Pole?

•  The water is warm and near the surface.

•  The water is cold and comes up to the surface.

• The water is warm and deep

• The water is cold and dense

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Which of these is best demonstrated by this activity?

• chemical energy

• potential energy

• convection currents

• magnetic fields

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