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Review for unit assessment. NC state Grade 7
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1
In the stratosphere, as altitude increases, the temperature also increases.
True
False
2
What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane?
Tornadoes form over land and hurricanes form over water.
Tornadoes-unstable weather conditions; hurricanes-stable
Tornadoes form low pressure; hurricanes high pressure.
3
The _________________ is the atmospheric layer of gas that protects us from UV rays.
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
ozone
4
A vertical, rotating column of air with high wind speeds is a ____________________.
thunderstorm
tornado
hurricane
blizzard
5
Why does a hurricane have a rotational pattern?
Because it likes to spin.
Because of the Gulf Stream's location.
Because of the Coriolis Effect.
Because high pressure systems spin.
6
Gas efficient engines reduce...
air pollution.
heat pollution.
noise pollution.
water pollution.
7
The jet stream separates the cool southern air from the warm northern air.
True
False
8
Carbon dioxide increases the Earth's temperature. Why?
Because it can turn sunlight into heat.
Because it releases more sunlight than other gases.
Because it traps the heat inside the atmosphere.
9
"Good ozone" forms in the troposphere and is harmful to living things.
True
False
10
The water cycle begins with the sun heated the Earth unevenly.
True
False
11
When warm updrafts are created quickly around cold air that is sinking, what is forming?
snow storm
tornado
thunderstorm
hurricane
12
Uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun causes what to happen?
wind
clouds
snow
rain
13
Why does the Earth have high and low pressure systems?
Because of global warming.
Because the Earth has mental issues.
Because of Earth's magnetic field.
Because of solar energy.
14
Planes will fly in the ________________.
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
15
What can't hurricanes form in the spring?
Because the ocean waters are warmest in the spring.
Because the ocean waters are coolest in the spring.
Because they like fall the best.
16
How does the Coriolis Effect deflect wind direction?
right-Northern Hemisphere; left-Southern Hemisphere
left-Northern Hemisphere; right-Southern Hemisphere
17
Thermal energy known as convection moves energy from a high to a low.
False
True
18
When air is heated...
it condenses and falls.
it expands and rises.
19
If the barometer is dropping, what kind of weather is expected?
Sunny weather
Stormy weather
20
Why does the troposphere have the greatest amount of atmospheric pressure?
Because it is the warmest layer.
Because it is the coldest layer.
Because it has a lot of gas particles.
Because it has the ozone layer.
21
Measurements of carbon dioxide in the air has shown...
a decrease.
a steady increase.
a leveling out.
a disappearance.
22
These high clouds are wispy and mean rain could be on its way.
cumulonimbus
stratus
cumulus
cirrus
23
What must the water cycle have to work?
Sun
Moon
Wheel
24
Air over land heats and cools slower than air over water.
False
True
25
Warm air rises because...
it is less dense than cold air.
it is more dense than cold air.
26
Why does the troposphere have the greatest amount of atmospheric pressure?
Because it has a lot of gas particles.
Because it is the warmest layer.
Because it has the ozone layer.
Because it is the coldest layer.
27
___________________ is the largest amount of gas found in the atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
28
This fast moving front produces storms.
warm
cold
stationary
occluded
29
Clouds that form on the ground are known as _____________.
fog
cirrus
cumulonimbus
cumulus
30
Why do flash floods occur?
The rain is falling fast and for a long period of time.
The rain happens away from the river.
The rain is cold and doesn't evaporate quickly.
31
This slow moving front produces rain.
occluded
stationary
cold
warm
32
Atmospheric pressure changes are measured by a ___________________.
psychrometer
rain gauge
anemometer
barometer
33
Most of the water on the Earth evaporates from __________________.
lakes
streams
rivers
oceans
34
In the United States, weather moves...
from west to east
from south to north
from east to west
from north to south
35
Why is it better to use renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels?
They look "cooler."
They are easier to transport.
They are cheaper.
They are better for the environment.
