8th Grade Earth Science Test Chapter 7

Conduction is the transfer of heat by direct contact

Why does a compass always point north

Why do cyclones in the south hemisphere rotate opposite to cyclones in Northern

wind that occurs when a large amount of dense, cold air spills over a mountain range

What transfers heat in the process of radiation

wind that occurs when warm air over open terrain rises, drawing cooler air from under trees

If all factors except type of surface are the same, which of the following surfaces would warm quickest

What temperature layer of the atmosphere is at the bottom of the heterosphere

What form of heat transfer heats cool air in with warm ground

What is required for a monson

How are convection currents produced at the equator

What global winds occur at the earth's surface in high latitudes

cool, gentle wind blowing in from the water to land

Which type of current causes most of the earth's weather

What causes the ITCZ

Which type of UV radiation is only partially absorbed by the ozone layer

What doughnut-shaped regions surround the earth and trap particles from solar wind

downslope wind caused by cooling air near a slope

Which atmosphere layer is the least understood

At the equator, air rises and travels outward. Why does the air sink before reaching the poles

Which of the following locations would you expect to have the highest air pressure (lowest place)

What is the solar energy that reaches the surface of the earth

During the day both land and water heat up from sun exposure. How do they compare?

What name is given to the upper atmosphere because of its distinct layers

How does air normally move in the atmosphere

What is the coldest point in the atmosphere

Why is afternoon usually the warmest part of the day

At what point on the earth's elliptical orbit does the Earth receive the greatest insolation

What causes the plasma in the ionosphere

What is one of the two factors that cause the Coriolis effect

What direction does an anti cyclone revolve in souther hemisphere

What causes anabatic winds

What is the outermost temperature layer of the atmosphere

Which temperature layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer

What is the most important and abundant greenhouse gas

The U.S. government uses a shortwave radio in Colorado. How can these waves broadcast in the lower 48 states

South winds were named because they consistently allowed ship quick passage

What is the normal value of atmospheric pressure at sea level

What portion of Earth's magnetic field stretches away from the sun