Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Assessment Review

Refer to the map showing the locations of Harbin and Chengdu. Chengdu is closer to the equator than Harbin. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?

• Harbin, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Harbin, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Chengdu, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Chengdu, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

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Harold is using what he knows about cause-and-effect relationships to write a paper explaining cloud shape. How could he describe cause and effect in his paper?

• There is only one cause for cloud shape, because each effect has one cause.

• There can be more than one cause for the effect of cloud shape.

• It is impossible to determine which factors cause cloud shape and which factors are the effects of cloud shape.

• Some things, like cloud shape, do not have a cause because they just happen.

Hopetown is farther from the equator than Kamina. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

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Madison and Oxford are the same distance from the equator, and they are both near the ocean.

How does the air temperature of Madison compare to the air temperature of Oxford? Why?

The air at Madison is

• warmer than Oxford. At Madison, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Oxford, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• warmer than Oxford. At Madison, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Oxford, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• the same as Oxford. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Oxford. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

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Milltown is 15°C (59°F) in the spring. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Earth's core

• Wind

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Saskatoon is farther from the equator than Lubbock. Which location has a warmer air temperature and why?

• Lubbock, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Lubbock, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Saskatoon, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Saskatoon, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

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Demi is studying the amount of snowfall at the South Pole. She wants to describe it using cause and effect. How could she do that?

• She can't. It is impossible to determine which factors cause a particular amount of snow to fall and which factors are the effects.

• She can't. Some things, like the amount of snowfall, do not have a cause; they just happen.

• She can describe the one cause for amount of snowfall—each effect has one cause.

• She can describe more than one cause. There can be more than one cause for the effect—amount of snowfall.

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Buchanan is closer to the equator than Menindee. Which location has a warmer air temperature and why?

• Buchanan, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Buchanan, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Menindee, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Menindee, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

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Monterey and Virginia Beach are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean.

How does the air temperature of Monterey compare to the air temperature of Virginia Beach? Why?

The air at Monterey is...

• the same as Virginia Beach. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Virginia Beach. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• colder than Virginia Beach. At Monterey, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean. At Virginia Beach, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• colder than Virginia Beach. At Monterey, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Virginia Beach, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

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Ferris is 6ºC (43ºF) in the winter. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• trees

• coal and oil

• volcanoes

• the sun

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