Semester Exam Earth Science

On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with semicircles extending from one side?

• Warm

• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

The ratio of air’s water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor:

• Relative Humidity

• Pressure Vapor

Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

• anameter

• barometer

Most important weather phenomena occur in the:

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

• September 21

• June 21

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When does the autumnal equinox occur in the Southern Hemisphere?

• March 21

• June 21

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?

• radiation

• Convection

Isotherms are lines that connect points of equal:

• Temperature

• Pressure

Many clouds have a high albedo and therefore tend to:

• absorb sunlight

• reflect sunlight