Air Flow & Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Which diagram correctly identifies the air movement of a Sea Breeze?

Accepted Answer

F

Question 2

Which of these most likely results from plate movement?

Accepted Answer

mountain ranges

Question 3

Which explains the movement of the air shown by the arrows in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Cold air above the sea rises & is replaced by warm land air

Question 4

Which may result as a movement occurs along this fault?

Accepted Answer

Earthquake

Question 5

How are mountains most likely formed?

Accepted Answer

Large moving earth plates ran into one another.

Question 6

Which diagram shows how air moves during a land breeze?

Accepted Answer

J

Question 7

Which numbered region most likely has the highest summer temperatures?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 8

Which best explains why there is more rainfall on side X?

Accepted Answer

Air cools as it rises on side X.

Question 9

Warm, moist air rises as it moves up a mountain. Which number will have the most precipitation?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 10

How does the climate of Wilmington, NC most likely compare to the climate of Nashville, TN?

Accepted Answer

Wilmington has milder winters bc it is closer to the ocean.

Question 11

Which best explains why the air moves in the direction shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

The land is warmer than the ocean water.

Question 12

How is the air at Y most likely different than the air at X?

Accepted Answer

The air at Y is drier than at X.

Question 13

Which force holds the atmosphere of Earth in place?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 14

Which best explains what caused the fog to form?

Accepted Answer

Moist air cools as it rises.

Question 15

Which arrow represents evaporation of the water cycle diagram?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 16

What explains why leaves on trees higher on a mountain would change colors sooner than lower?

Accepted Answer

Colder air temperatures

Question 17

A diagram of land and ocean temperature is shown. What does the diagram illustrate?

Accepted Answer

cause of sea breezes

Question 18

Which even most likely formed this feature?

Accepted Answer

Two crustal plates sliding past each other.

Question 19

Which explains why cities near oceans are warmer in the winter than cities far from the sea?

Accepted Answer

Oceans cool more slowly than the land.

Question 20

Which area would most likely receive the greatest amount of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

2

Questions 20