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- 1. Multiple Choice
What causes wind?
differences in air pressure
differences in gravity
difference in oxygen
differences in the thermosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
What causes differences in air pressure?
even heating of the Earth
Even cooling of the earth
uneven heating of the earth
global warming
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement correctly defines wind?Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressureWind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does warm air rise?Warm air is more dense than cooler air.Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.Warm air is less dense than cooler air.Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air. - 5. Multiple Choice
Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more____________________.
wind
solar radiation
air pressure
condensation
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:
trade winds
convection currents
Coriolis effect
polar easterlies
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?Earth's revolutionEarth's magnetic fieldEarth's rotationEarth's gravitational pull
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?SpirallyUnevenlyCircularlyKinetically
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.TrueFalse - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call winds that blow in the same direction all over the Earth?global windsCoriolis effectGreenhouse effectsea breezes
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.high; lowwarm; coolcool; warmlow; high
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWater is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.more invitinglargercoolerwarmer
- 13. Multiple Choice___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.air pressuredensityvolumenone of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceDensity of air is greater at high altitudes.truefalse
- 15. Multiple Choice
______ causes surface currents.
The Coriolis Effect
gravity
density differences
wind
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?Earth's orbit around the SunEarth's spinning on its axisEarth's magnetic fieldEarth's force of gravity
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWarm ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy is land at A warmer than land at B?The surface current comes from the equatorThe surface current comes from the poles
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSurface currents distribute heat from the equator to the polesTrueFalse
- 20. Multiple Choice
Surface Currents are driven by
gravity
winds
water density
the ocean floor
- 21. Multiple Choice
Deep ocean currents are formed due to
Salt content, differences in temperature and density
Global winds
- 22. Multiple Choice
Why is the blue ocean current deeper than the red ocean current?
It is warmer and has a higher salinity.
It is warmer and has less salinity.
It is colder and has a higher salinity.
It is colder and has lower salinity.
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