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- 1. Multiple Choice
What would most likely happen if Earth did not rotate?
A. The entire Earth would be evenly heated.
B. Weather would become impossible to predict.
C. It would always be daytime all over the Earth.
D. The direction of the oceans’ currents would change.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement is associated with the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Earth rotates closer to the Sun.
B. Earth orbits farther away from the Sun.
C. The Northern Hemisphere tilts closer to the Sun.
D. The Northern Hemisphere receives less solar radiation from the Sun.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the part the Sun plays on a windy day at the beach?
A. The Sun calms the wind throughout the afternoon as everything warms up.
B.The Sun causes waves to be larger by directing solar energy into the water.
C. The Sun heats the land quickly and as its warm air rises, cool air comes in from the water.
D. The Sun reflects off the water, making the air above the water unstable and more likely to move.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes how air circulation patterns in the atmosphere are created?
A.Oceans cool the air above the water, causing cooler air to rise and the warmer air to sink.
B.Lightning strikes in the atmosphere increase the temperatures enough to create currents of warm air.
C.The Sun warms Earth's surface, which then warms the air. The warm air rises as the cooler air sinks.
D.Heat from the middle of Earth warms the surface of Earth, which in turn warms the air and causes it to circulate.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Different parts of Earth receive different amounts of radiation from the Sun. This results in the uneven heating of Earth. What is caused by this uneven heating?
A. differences in the air densities on different parts of Earth
B. differences in the force of gravity on different parts of Earth
C. differences in the brightness of sunlight on different parts of Earth
D.differences in the number of daylight hours on different parts of Earth
- 6. Multiple Choice
Energy transfer occurs in many different forms in space and on Earth. How is energy transferred from the Sun to Earth?
A. solar fusion
B. solar radiation
C. nuclear fission
D. nuclear radiation
- 7. Multiple Choice
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
- 8. Multiple Choice
What process transfers energy from the Sun to Earth?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. vaporization
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