7th grade science 7.E.1- Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes

Question 1

Which four elements make up most of the human body?

Accepted Answer

oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen

Question 2

This instrument allows the student to determine which weather property?

Accepted Answer

wind speed

Question 3

Which invention has done most to help predict weather and warn people of approaching storms?

Accepted Answer

satellites

Question 4

When air is heated, it will most likely

Accepted Answer

expand and rise.

Question 5

Which phase change in the atmosphere forms clouds?

Accepted Answer

condensation

Question 6

Which type of weather is most likely to occur along a cold front?

Accepted Answer

rain with possible severe thunderstorms

Question 7

Which statement is describing climate?

Accepted Answer

Last winter was colder than normal.

Question 8

Which type of activity would most likely be included on a weather map?

Accepted Answer

hurricane

Question 9

In which layer of Earth’s atmosphere does weather occur?

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Question 10

Air in the atmosphere is heated unevenly by the sun, causing

Accepted Answer

wind patterns.

Question 11

Which of these gases, on average, has the lowest volume in the atmosphere of Earth?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

Question 12

Which of the following is the most likely cause of the high and low pressure systems?

Accepted Answer

solar energy

Question 13

What is the name of the process in the water cycle shown by label 1?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 14

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Question 15

How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

T's form over land while H's form over bodies of water.

Question 16

Which type of front does the symbol represent?

Accepted Answer

stationary front

Question 17

Which is responsible for creating wind?

Accepted Answer

solar energy

Question 18

Which type of cloud would produce hail?

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

Question 19

What gas does wedge X represent?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

Question 20

Which of these weather instruments is best used to predict a future change in local weather?

Accepted Answer

barometer

Question 21

Which trait is common in gases that contribute to Earth’s greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

the ability to trap heat

Question 22

According to this map, a cold front is moving through which state?

Accepted Answer

Oregon

Question 23

Atmospheric greenhouse gases help heat the atmosphere by

Accepted Answer

absorbing infrared radiation released by Earth.

Question 24

The temperature of the stratosphere increases with altitude because of the presence of

Accepted Answer

ozone.

Question 25

Which of these is associated with hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

storm that causes an area of low pressure beneath warm air

Question 26

What contributes to the rotational pattern of a hurricane that develops in the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Coriolis effect

Question 27

Which factor causes surface ocean currents?

Accepted Answer

the wind

Question 28

How is the stratosphere different from the troposphere?

Accepted Answer

The temperature of the stratosphere warms at higher altitude

Question 29

Which gas makes up the greatest percentage of Earth’s atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

Question 30

Which two factors are most responsible for a flash flood?

Accepted Answer

how much rain is falling and how long the rain lasts

7th grade science 7.E.1- Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes

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7th grade science 7.E.1- Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes

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