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Earth's Water And Atmosphere UNIT TEST study quiz guide!
Earth's Water And Atmosphere UNIT TEST study quiz guide!
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What is relative humidity?
Amount of water vapor in air compared to amount needed to reach saturation
Amount of water vapor in the northern hemisphere compared to the southern
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True or false? - Climate is shorter than weather
True
False
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This helps protect skin from harmful light
Melanin
Nelmin
Melanynn
Mandarin
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Precipitation isn't a part of the water cycle
False
True
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What is the Albedo effect?
An effect, in which solar energy gets reflected off of lighter surfaces
A rare effect that happens to the sun, where the sun red for an entire day
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True or false? - Climate is the same thing as weather
True
False
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This is the first part of the strike process, where it comes from the cloud to make contact with an opposite charge
None of these
Step Ladder
Stepped Leader
Stepped Ladder
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Air pressure is measured by a...
barometer
ananameter
anemometer
brochirash scale
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What is latitude and how's it shown on a globe?
Latitude is the vertical distance, counted by meters, of the Earth's zones
A locations angular distance in degrees, north/south - parallel to equator
The measurement of the low and high - pressure systems
The amount of water vapor in the air
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If snow has %80 - %90 sunlight reflected and forests have 5% - 10%, which has a higher albedo?
Forest
Snow
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True or False? - Lightning isn't a part of a thunderstorm
True
False
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Surface currents are ocean currents at the surface
False
True
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True or false? - Jet streams are long distance winds, traveling above global winds for thousands of km
False
True
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the end
the end
the end
the end
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What are the three fronts and what are they? (Choose 3)
Stationary - move around in a circular cycle, pushing warm air away
Stationary - cold and warm air masses remain in one place
Cold - entering cold air mass pushed a warm air mass up
Warm - slides up a retreating cold air mass
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What is Transpiration?
The process in which liquid water changes to water vapor
When a region's color fades because of the sun's effect
The process in which solid water changes directly to water vapor
The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants
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Which light can cause skin damage and skincancers?
Ultraviolet light
visible light
Blue light
sun
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Tropical Climate zones are located at what latitudes?
0° - 10°
30° - 50°
1m° - 3m°
60° - 90°
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The water cycle doesn't need the sun to be powered
True
False
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True or false? - Each hemisphere usually has three main jet streams
True
False
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What is runoff?
The process in which water seeps into the ground
streams, rivers, and the water that flows over land
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What is a hurricane?
A temperate high - pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 126 km/h
Another word for a blizzard
None of these
A polar low - pressure system with winds blowing at 119 km/h
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True or false? - The polar climate zones are located at latitude from 60° - 90°
True
False
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Where in the Midwest are tornadoes very common?
Tornado Alley
Lakeview hill
Tornado Valley
Carmon Crimsons
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The process of sublimation releases energy
True
False
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This is the sound created by the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike
rain
lightning
thunder
a bellow
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True or False? - the two tropical zones are above and below the equator
False
True
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What are the three major climate zones?
Tropical
Stationary
Polar
Temperate
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What is the eye of the hurricane? What are the conditions there like?
The center of the storm - calm weather
The outer edges, outside of the ring - least destructive weather
The center of the storm - dangerous destructive weather
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True or False? - Winds or a tornado may reach speeds of over 400km/h
False
True
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This occurs to the body when it has been exposed to high temperatures for too long
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke
Heat waves
Hot burn
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How do you feel about the Unit test on Earth's Water and Atmosphere?
I feel pretty good!
Terrible, I'm going to fail.
Amazing!
I'm not so sure..
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What is the dew point?
Warm, moist air moving up a mountain, dropping precipitation on one side
The tempererature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs
The mountain named after the constant state of morning dew
The condition of Earth's atmosphere in the temperate climate zone
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This is the force of air molecules pushing on an area
Front
Boundary
Air pressure
Latitude
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The process of deposition absorbs energy
True
False
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What is a tornado and how does it form?
A tornado is another word for a tsunami
Long - distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of km
Deadly rotating column of air with high wind speeds - funnel - shaped cloud
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True of false? - a storm surge is a huge mass of ocean water that gets pushed onto coast, causing seal levels to rise
False
True
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The tropical climate zone is the warmest
True
False
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True or False? - The height above sea level is Elevation
True
False
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TS - Shelter, stay away from talls buildings, trees, bodies of water, electrical apps, phones, and running water
True
False
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True or false? - A high - pressure system can form a low - pressure system
True
False
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This is the arrangement of the natural and artificial surface features that are recorded at a certain area
Recrotaphy
astronomy
Surface Records
Topography
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What is the degree of the tilt of the Earth on its axis?
25.3
23.5
24.3
32.89
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As latitude increases, the angle of the sun's rays become greater, reducing temperatures
True
False
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What processes are shown for A, B, and C?
A - Transpiration, B - Condensation, C - Diligestion
A - Evaporation, B - Transpiration, C - Sublimation
A - Deposition, B - Anstiletion, C - Sublimation
A - Evaporation, B - Transpiration, C - Condensation
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This measures wind speed
Tchero Scale
Anemometer
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Hurricane - plan ahead, listen to updates, secure large loose objects, evacuate if told to do so, prepare home
False
True
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Tornadoes - Stay outside, they are harmless
True
False
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What is infiltration and groundwater?
When the atmosphere is lacking water - generates it naturally
Water on land seeps into the ground - turns to groundwater
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What is an air mass?
A chemical substance that mixes with the air
Large body of air
A chunk of air that forms in the sky when there's going to be a storm
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True or false? - humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air
True
False
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Prevailing winds are global winds that move in a certain direction and more air masses from one place to another
True
False
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This is air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground
wind
air pressure
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What does a thunderstorm cause?
Uneven heating, elevation, flood, snow, fog
Strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Mudslides
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How does air flow in a low and high pressure system?
In a low pressure system, air rises and cools
In a low pressure system, air slowly sinks down and spreads outward
In a high pressure system, air slowly sinks down and spreads outward
In a high pressure system, air rises and cools
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True or false? - Deposition is the change of state from a gas, directly to a solid.
False
True
