Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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____ is the transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves.
a. | Conduction | c. | Radiation | b. | Convection | d. | Condensation |
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Heat moves around within the
atmospherel.
a. | Radiation | c. | Convection | b. | Conduction | d. | Condensation |
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Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.
a. | the land heats and cools more slowly than the water | b. | the land heats and
cools more quickly than the water | c. | air moves more easily over water than over
land | d. | air moves more easily over land than over water |
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In general, atmospheric pressure is greatest near Earth's surface and ____
as you move upward away from sea level.
a. | decreases | c. | stays the same | b. | increases | d. | doubles |
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While visiting the beach during summer vacation, a
sea breeze keeps you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day. Which BEST explains why
this happens?
a. | warm air rising over land allows cooler air from the
ocean to blow inland | b. | cool air rising
over land allows warm air from the ocean to blow inland | c. | there are similarities in temperature between the land and the
water | d. | a storm is
approaching |
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The ____ is the source of all energy in our atmosphere.
a. | Sun | c. | Moon | b. | water cycle | d. | Coriolis effect |
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The ____ is caused by the Earth's rotation.
a. | jet stream | c. | sea breeze | b. | Coriolis effect | d. | land breeze |
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At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot,
sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. Which of the following is
the reason for the breeze?
a. | The pounding waves generate air
currents. | b. | The warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the
cool air that rises over the land. | c. | The heavy, cool
air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the
land. | d. | There are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the
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Air above the equator is heated more than at any other place on Earth because
solar rays strike the equator ____.
a. | at a 180° angle | c. | more directly | b. | at a 45° angle | d. | none of the
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The transfer of energy that occurs when molecules touch or bump into one another
is called ____. This is how the air gets warmed.
a. | radiation | c. | convection | b. | conduction | d. | condensation |
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The ____ is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
a. | exosphere | c. | stratosphere | b. | troposphere | d. | ionosphere |
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The ____ are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the
United States and Canada.
a. | prevailing westerlies | c. | trade winds | b. | polar easterlies | d. | doldrums |
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Jennifer measured the temperature difference
between two areas located next to each other. She did this at four locations. Which location is MOST
LIKELY to have the strongest winds?
a. | lake and river | c. | pond
and stream | b. | forest and
field | d. | ocean and beach |
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At a beach, the water and sand are not absorbing
and losing heat equally. Which is MOST LIKELY to occur?
a. | rain | c. | wind | b. | snow | d. | humidity |
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The air above the ____ rises because it has low density and low pressure.
a. | north pole | c. | equator | b. | south pole | d. | arctic circle |
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