Earth Science Benchmark 2016

Question 1

How does wind usually blow when near the coast?

Accepted Answer

From the sea toward inland

Question 2

Why are oceans effect weather?

Accepted Answer

It adsorbs heat from the sun

Question 3

Why can weather be different in two different places at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Uneven heating

Question 4

All of the following are NOT part of our solar system EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

asteroids

Question 5

We predict tomorrow's weather because we know that

Accepted Answer

Air flows from high to low pressure and fronts move W to E

Question 6

When water condensates what does it form?

Accepted Answer

Tiny droplets of water

Question 7

In which direction does wind blow?

Accepted Answer

From cooler area to warmer area

Question 8

What process includes precipitation?

Accepted Answer

the water cycle

Question 9

What will a human least likely drink?

Accepted Answer

ocean water

Question 10

What has to happen for water from the ground to join our atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

It has to evaporate

Question 11

True or False - Haley's comet is part of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

All are forms of precipitation EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide

Question 13

What do the oceans add to the air?

Accepted Answer

water from evaporation

Question 14

When does fog form?

Accepted Answer

when the ground is cooler than the air

Question 15

What kind of weather would you see with a high pressure system

Accepted Answer

Clear skies & wind from S to N

Question 16

What will happen to the aquifer when you use too much water?

Accepted Answer

The level will go down

Question 17

Why can one city have different weather than another?

Accepted Answer

Air is constantly ciruculating

Question 18

What happens after water evaporates?

Accepted Answer

it turns into water vapor and is absorbed by the atmosphere

Questions 18