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Which provides energy for the water cycle?

• air currents

• earth's core

• ocean currents

• the sun

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What is one effect of the uneven heating of Earth caused by the Sun?

• Rotation of Earth

• Generation of wind

• Oceans losing salt

• Plants failing to grow

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Which statement is associated with the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Earth rotates closer to the Sun.

• Earth orbits farther away from the Sun.

• The Northern Hemisphere tilts closer to the Sun.

• The Northern Hemisphere receives less solar radiation from the Sun.

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Which of the following describes the part the Sun plays on a windy day at the beach?

• The Sun calms the wind throughout the afternoon as everything warms up.

• The Sun causes waves to be larger by directing solar energy into the water.

• The Sun heats the land quickly and as its warm air rises, cool air comes in from the water.

• The Sun reflects off the water, making the air above the water unstable and more likely to move.

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Energy transfer occurs in many different forms in space and on Earth. How is energy transferred from the Sun to Earth?

• solar fusion

• solar radiation

• nuclear fission

• nuclear radiation

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Which of the following processes describes warm atmospheric air rising and transferring energy to cooler atmospheric air that is sinking?

• A. condensation

• B. convection

• C. humidity

• D. transpiration

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Which stage is most likely going to occur on a warm, sunny day?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer.

• by causing it to rain more often

• by melting glaciers and ice caps

• by increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions

• by creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes

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The Sun’s energy travels through space to reach Earth. This energy supplies light and heat form the planet. Heat travels in several ways through Earth’s air, water, and land. Which of the following methods of heat transfer is an example of convection?

• Rays of sunlight reach Earth’s surface

• Warm air rises and displaces cooler air

• Heat moves from warmed asphalt into the air

• Heat moves from the top layer of soil to the lower layers

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