Question 1

Imagine a sea breeze.  Over the land there is _____________ pressure.  Fill in the blank.

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High

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No

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Cold

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Low

Question 2

Which is not a type of energy transfer?

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Rays

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 3

Which of the following is a cause of air and water currents?

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Uneven temperatures

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Storms

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Time of day

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The moon

Question 4

The Coriolis effect

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Makes straight lines appear curved

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Is responsible for whirlpools

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Makes curved lines appear straight

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Causes storms over the oceans

Question 5

Everything is made up of particles.  When they move quickly they have high kinetic energy.  Things with a high kinetic energy will

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also have high thermal energy

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have a high atomic energy

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have a cold temperature

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appear to be moving

Question 6

The Jet Stream is

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A narrow river of high speed wind moving from West to East

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A narrow river of high speed wind moving from east to west

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Warm to the north and cold to the south

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one of the Westerlies that blows over the United States

Question 7

How does convection transport energy?

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In a circle shape.  The heat goes up and the cold comes down.

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By radiation, thermal radiation leaves solid objects by traveling up

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By touching, two objects touch and the heat moves from the warm one to the cold one

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In waves, the heat is carried by waves even through the vacuum of space

Question 8

In the Northern Hemisphere, Polar Easterlies blow

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From the Northeast to the Southwest

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From the North Pole to the South Pole

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From the East to the South

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From the Southwest to the Southeast

Question 9

The thermal energy in air is transported throughout Earth using

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Convection

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Radiation

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Heat

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Conduction

Question 10

A cold air mass will cause

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High Pressure

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Low Pressure

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Land Breeze

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Sea Breeze

Question 11

Which of these things does NOT help to create wind?

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The movement of hurricanes off of the coasts of different land masses

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Uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun

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High pressure and low pressure air masses moving around

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Hot air transferring thermal energy to cold air through convection

Question 12

High specific heat means

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Something holds a HIGH amount of heat before changing temperature

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Something has a specific temperature that it needs to reach before you can tell it is hot

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Something changes temperature quickly

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Something holds a LOW amount of heat before changing temperature

Question 13

Water has

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High specific heat

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Low specific heat

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Varying specific heat

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Kinetic energy

Question 14

Areas near the coast often have warmer winters than Ohio and cooler summers than Ohio.  Why?

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Water absorbs and releases heat energy.  This makes the temperatures change less.

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Water has a low specific heat.  This means low change.

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Areas at the edges of land masses are always warmer than areas that are inland.

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Water is humid.  Humidity makes the temperature change less.

Question 15

Over the ocean the air is more humid.  This makes the areas along the ocean have

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More precipitation

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More storms

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Hotter weather

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Colder weather

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