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fossil fuels are renewable?
Weather and climate are the same thing.
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Weather and climate are the same thing.
False
True
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fossil fuels are renewable?
True
False
3
What type of weather front is this?
occluded
stationary
cold
warm
4
The actions of humans impact on the environment/Earth
False
True
5
How does solar reduces the carbon footprint?
They can't walk
It does not reduce the carbon footprint
Replaces the use of fossil fuels
It looks pretty
6
Why was the Industrial revolution important
Transferred economies into large scale Industries
Transferred economies into tiny scale industries
7
What is the TITLE of this bar graph?
Number of M&M's
012334
Yellow
Yummy
8
What is a renewable energy resource?
A source of energy that will run out
A source of energy that will not run out
A source of energy that can be used in a power station
A source of energy that can be burnt
9
What is bias?
prejudice or leaning toward one side of a subject or issue.
too many adjectives
the line that tells you who wrote an article
used to promote a person or cause
10
Based on the weather map, the warm fronts are over
Both A and B
The Pacific Northwest
there are no warm fronts
Montana
11
Weather is...
Mean
What happens inside
Cold
What's happening in the earth's atmosphere
12
What is the temperature on this thermometer?
34oF
38oF
40oF
30oF
13
The Coriolis Effect...
Is why hurricane winds in the northern hemisphere turn left
All of the above
Impacts the direction an object moves in the northern hemisphere
Impacts the direction an object moves in the southern hemisphere
14
What types of weather do climates have ?
Heat
Cold
Rain
All of the above
15
What was the Industrial Revolution?
wealthy land owners purchase large tracts of land for fields
increased population growth of urban areas during the 1800's
use of teenagers that worked 14 hours a day, 6 days a week
increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's
16
Knowing the climate of a region...
does not have any value
helps you decide if you are coming to school
helps you decide if you want/can live in the region
helps you decide if you are going to the beach that day
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Latitude is a...
Imaginary line that shows North and South
Equator
Line
Prime meridian
18
How can charts and graphs help you when reading?
They make reading faster.
They don't help.
I never look at them.
They help make sense of data provided in text.
19
What do the numbers stand for on this Bar Graph?
How many pets each child has.
How many pets each child wants to own.
How many Children like each pet.
How many pets there are.
20
Precipitation is humidity?
False
True
21
Continental Air Mass is a
Humid air mass
Dry air mass
Warm air mass
Cool air mass
22
Cardinal directions are up, down, left, and right.
True
False
23
Maritime Air Mass is a
Cool air mass
Dry air mass
Humid air mass
Warm air mass
24
Who does climate change affect?
The Sun
Everyone
Joe
ME
25
cold fronts cause
abrupt changes in weather then thunderstorms
abrupt changes weather followed by clear skies
slow changes in weather then thunderstorms
slow changes in weather then clear skies
26
What are greenhouse gases?
Gases that are used to make green colored glass.
Gases that emit green smoke.
Green Perfume.
Gases that cause climate change.
27
Cold fronts are associated with __________ weather.
severe weather
light wind & light precipitation
28
Low pressure systems produce...
Clear skies and calm wind
Cold air
Rain, thunderstorms, snow
29
Climate change may have an impact on the following:
All of the above
Energy and human health
Air quality, oceans, and coastal zones
Agriculture, natural terrestrial ecosystems, and water resources
30
what is the Coriolis effect
Uneven heating of Earth’s surface
forces wind to shift towards the right or left.
move the polar portion of the current circles
as a substance gets hotter, its particles move faster.
31
High Air Pressure creates
Thunderstorms
Fair sunny days
Gas
Nimbostratus clouds
32
Greenhouse effect
same as greenhouse gas
an atmospheric heating phenomenon
not real
33
Polar (P) Air Mass forms over…
land
water
the tropics
polar regions
34
What is climate change?
When polar bears go extinct
When things get hot in summer
The change in daily weather
A change in average temp , precipitation or seasons
35
Define latitude.
Distance east/west of the Prime Meridian
Distance north/south of the Prime Meridian
Distance east/west of the equator
Distance north/south of the equator
36
What is the correct measurement reading of the thermometer in (°C)?
29.5 °C
25.00°C
32°C
30°C
37
Movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
WInd
Hurricane
Coriolis
Convection
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Cold air ______
sinks
remains still
rises
remains stationary
39
Which of these energy resources IS NOT renewable?
hydro-electric dam
wind power
oil
solar power
40
What is the definition of Carbon Footprint?
The hours in a day a person travels
The total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual
The amount of coal used by an individual
The amount of oil used by an individual
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What are topographic maps?
A map that shows a theme in an area (eg. rainfall, poverty)
Any map that you can touch
Maps that show the tops of mountains and buildings
A map that shows the contours of the land (eg.mountain/hill)
42
A line graphs purpose is to
compare amounts to a whole
show changes over time
compare groups
look at totals
43
Cold fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.
red humps
red triangles
blue triangles
blue humps
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Which of these is a weather element?
Air Pressure
Wind
Precipitation
All of the above
45
What is a Carbon Sink?
A natural environment that absorbs carbon dioxide
An animal that helps to move the carbon cycle along
Another term for cellular respiration
A bathroom sink made of carbon
46
The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air form convection currents.
True
False
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Tropical Air Mass is a
Dry air mass
Warm air mass
Humid air mass
Cool air mass
48
Climate Graphs show
Rainfall averages
Precipitation and Temperature
Temperature Averages
Rainfall and Precipitation
49
Does deforestation impact the oxygen cycle?
True
False
50
Weather is 100% predictable
False
True
51
What does this bar graph measure?
Colors
Favorite Cake
What you eat
Numbers
52
Lines of longitude are:
horizontal lines parallel to the equator.
an imaginary line that runs across the middle of the Earth like a belt.
an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England.
vertical lines (called meridians) that go North and South.
53
what are fossil fuels
natural gas
All of the above
coal
oil
54
What is the carbon cycle
Cycle of carbon
A exchange of carbon throughout all of the spheres on earth
The spheres on earth are moving
The cycle of breathing
55
Does Climate Change effect Antarctica?
No
Yes
56
What is not the effect of ocean acidification
Ocean acidification kills marine organism.
Ocean acidification helps marine organism to grow faster.
Ocean acidification makes marine organism grow slowly.
57
What Increases your Carbon Footprint
co2
co2+methane produce by your life style
none
methane produced by your life style
58
what is global warming?
rise in average temperature of earth.
decreasing of earth's temperature
Gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere.
Overall temperature staying at stable rate
59
What contributes to the Greenhouse effect?
The Sun
Carbon Dioxide being released
The moon
Oxygen being released
60
Good Notes Help what?
Organize and Process Data
Prepare for Tests
Problem Solve
All of the above
61
High pressure systems are...
Warmer and less dense
Colder and more dense
62
The cardinal directions on a map are...
Never, Eat, South, West
North, Eager, South, West
Never, Eat, South, West
North, East, South, West
63
benefits from greenhouse gasses?
Gives us oxygen
Allows shelled animals in the ocean to thrive
It doesn’t benefit us it’s just killing us!!!
Brings necessary heat for life to exist
64
What is an air mass?
Large body of space with the same temp. and humidity
Large body of land with the same temp. and humidity
Large body of air with the same temp. and humidity
Large body of water with the same temp. and humidity
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Which air rises
Warm air
Cool air
66
Warm fronts are associated with __________ weather.
light wind & light precipitation
severe weather
67
Define Humidity.
The water coming out of clouds
The water inside water droplets
The amount of water vapor in the air
The water vapor inside clouds
68
Reading graphs.
c
a
b
d
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What does respiration have to do with the carbon cycle?
It turns water into ice.
It releases carbon into the air.
It is step three.
It is a type of carbon atom.
70
What is the Greenhouse effect?
This process is unnatural
The Earth gives the sun energy
Carbon dioxide does into the atmosphere
The sun radiates energy that is then absorbed by the Earth
71
the movement of an air mass causes which of the following?
earthquake activity
ecological succession
global warming
changes in weather
72
Based on the weather map, how many cold fronts do you see
4
5
2
3
73
is solar energy renewable?
False
True
74
What is the correct reading on the thermometer?
23.0 °C
24°C
24.0°C
23°C
75
What is a stage of the carbon cycle?
All of the above
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Combustion
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What is the Greenhouse effect?
This process is unnatural
The sun radiates energy that is then absorbed by the Earth
The Earth gives the sun energy
Carbon dioxide does into the atmosphere
