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Earth Science: Unit 3 Test Review
Directions: Answer as many questions as you can WITHOUT looking at your notes. Put stars by the
blanks you don’t know.
1.
What are the two factors used to
identify climate?
Temperature and precipitation.
2.
What is the dew point?
the temperature at which the rate of
condensation equals the rate of evaporation
3.
What must be present for clouds to
form?
Condensation nuclei
4.
Define air mass.
A large area of air with a consistent temperature
and moisture level throughout.
5.
What kinds of clouds often bring
thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
6.
What might happen if enough
energy is absorbed by liquid water?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
What are isobars?
8.
Which part of the station model
represents cloud cover?
9.
Students plan to use several rain
gauges to compare average montly
rainfall on Virginia’s Coastal Plain
and Piedmont regions. What is the
independent variable in this scenario?
10.
Match the weather instrument with
what it measures.
A. Barometer
B. Anemometer
C. Psychrometer
condensation will occur
the water will never change
the water will change to ice
the water will change to a gas**
Isobars are lines of equal pressure on a
weather map.
The location of the rain gauges would be the
independent variable.
1. Humidity C
2. Air pressure A
3. Wind speed B
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11.
Identify each type of air mass
A.
B.
an air mass that originates
in southern Atlantic and
Pacific areas and brings
warm, moist air mT
an air mass that originates
in North Atlantic and
North Pacific areas and
brings cold, moist air. mP
12.
Describe the weather conditions at
point W. Cool and dry.
13.
How does volcanic activity affect the
atmosphere?
14.
Define convection, radiation and
conduction
15.
C.
D.
an air mass that originates in Canada
and brings cold, dry air
cP
an air mass that originates in U.S.
southwest and brings warm, dry air
CT
by releasing gases such as water vapor, carbon
dioxide and sulfur dioxide; carbon dioxide is a
greenhouse gas that warms the atmosphere; sulfur
dioxide can transform water into sulfuric acid
(acid rain)
Convection – the movement of heat through
differences in temperature.
Conduction – the transfer of energy through
direct contact.
Radiation – energy transfer through
electromagnetic waves.
What are the current weather conditions in the Deep South?
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16.
stormy.
What are the current conditions in the Deep South?