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- 1. Multiple Choice
Hot air rises because...it is less denseit is heavierit is more denseit contains Helium - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe process the causes plate tectonics, wind, and ocean currents is known as...RadiationConductionNuclear EnergyConvection
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the map, which city is likely experiencing warmer weather?SeattleChicagoBostonSan Diego
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of weather is Dallas, Texas, likely experiencing?ThunderstormsClear skiesCold temperaturesGentle precipitation for days
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?Cooler ocean temperaturesWarmer ocean temperaturesLarge ocean wavesStrong ocean currents
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly. This happens because the hurricane:gains more water from the flooded land than the oceanmeets a land breezemeets a stronger hurricane moving from landno longer gains energy from warm ocean water
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of weather usually goes with this symbol?Clear, sunny skiesCloudy skiesHot temperatureThunderstorms
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of weather will occur with this symbol?Thunderstorms, cooler temperaturesGentle precipitation, warmer temperaturesSunny skies, warmer weatherCloudy skies, cooler weather
- 9. Multiple Choice____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.Cold, MoreWarm, LessCold, LessWarm, More
- 10. Multiple Choice____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.Cool, LessWarm, LessCold, MoreWarm, More
- 11. Multiple Choice
A(n) _____ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it depends.
tornado
pressure system
front
air mass
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of front is near Seattle?cold frontwarm frontoccluded frontstationary front
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of air would you find at air mass A?cold, drywarm, humidwarm, drycold, humid
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis is the symbol for a...Occluded FrontStationary FrontWarm FrontCold Front
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis is the symbol for a...Stationary FrontOccluded FrontCold FrontWarm Front
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis is the symbol for a...Stationary FrontOccluded FrontCold FrontWarm Front
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis is the symbol for a...Cold FrontWarm FrontStationary FrontOccluded Front
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following will heat the fastest?waterlandboth heat at equal rates
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.weatherclimateprecipitationatmosphere
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAir travelsfrom high pressure to low pressurefrom low pressure to high pressue
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