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Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test 1. (4.a) Without solar energy, which would not occur? A. B. C. D. Plants would not grow. Rain would not fall. Winds would not blow. Water would still evaporate. 2. (4.a) Before solar energy can be used as electricity it needs to be ______________. A. B. C. D. converted into energy. converted into other forms of energy. collected, converted and stored. stored for a period of time. 3. (4.b) Solar energy in the earth’s atmosphere is distributed by nature in which three ways? A. B. C. D. Absorption, photosynthesis, and photovoltaic cells. Conduction, convection, and radiation. Polar energy, reflection, and active solar heating. None of the above. 4. (4.b) Which of the following could not happen without solar energy? A. B. C. D. Plants could not grow. Wind could not blow. Rain could not fall. All of the above. 1 Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test 5. (4.c) The Greenhouse effect is ______________. A. B. C. D. a heat trapping process. an energy releasing process. a conversion of energy from the sun. an alternative form of energy. 6. (4.c) What is the primary gas that absorbs the Earth’s thermal radiation? A. B. C. D. Hydrogen Helium Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen 7. (5.a) What effect do cold water currents tend to have on the continental coastlines? A. B. C. D. They have a warming effect. They have a cooling effect. They have no effect. It depends on the continent. 8. (5.a) How is heat energy in the Earth’s atmosphere transferred? A. B. C. D. Conduction Radiation Convection Conjunction 2 Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test 9. (5.a) What causes large global wind systems and ocean currents to form? A. B. C. D. unequal heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun The oblate shape of the Earth The tilt of the Earth’s axis The shape and size of land masses 10. (5.b) All winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve right and in the Southern Hemisphere they curve left. This effect is known as _________. A. B. C. D. Global effect Trade Wind effect Coriolis effect Sea Breeze effect 11. (5.c) One significant effect of temperature inversion over highly populated areas is ______________. A. B. C. D. greater amount of rainfall. greater amount of air pollutants trapped in the air. longer days. longer nights. 12. (5.c) What time of the year would the phenomenon of temperature inversion most likely occur? A. B. C. D. Spring Winter Summer Autumn 3 Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test 13. (5.d) Which properties of ocean water effect density? A. B. C. D. Oxygen and Nitrogen Salinity and temperature Depth Carbon Dioxide 14. (5.d) How does mantle convection impact the floor of the ocean and the landmasses? A. Sea floor spreading and Continental Plate movement. B. Movement of air causing cool dense air to sink and warm, less dense air to rise. C. As wave frequency increases, wave length decreases. D. Warm current versus cool current. 15. (5.e) How does land change in different parts of the world? A. It does not change. B. Land is colder at the equator. C. Land is hotter at the poles. D. Temperatures change with latitude. 16. (5.e) Desert or Arid climates are mostly located between latitudes… A. B. C. D. 20° N and 40° N, 20° S and 40° S 40° N and 60° N, 40° S and 60° S 0° and 10° N, 0° and 10° S At both Poles 4 Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test 17. (6.a) Most of the heat energy in the atmosphere is transferred by ____________. A. B. C. D. conduction. convection. microwave. radiation. 18. (6.a) Areas of Earth’s atmosphere that do not experience converging warm and cool air mass patterns rarely see ______________. A. B. C. D. stormy weather patterns. winds increasing. skies becoming very dark. clouds increasing. 19. (6.b) What is climate? A. When rain falls as precipitation in sub-tropical regions of the ? B. The average weather conditions for a specific region or area over an extended period of time. C. Solar thermal energy being distributed through the atmosphere. D. Average temperature changes for a specific region or area over a short period of time. 20. (6.b) The following factors best affect temperature: A. Radiation, longitude, and altitude. B. Absence of ocean currents. C. Latitude, elevation and the presence of ocean currents. D. Longitude and time of day. 5 Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test 21. (6.c) Which of the following is not a factor of climate change? A. B. C. D. Position of earth relative to sun. Continental drift. Changes in the suns output. Increase in the amount of precipitation. 22. (6.c) What gas in the atmospheric composition is directly connected to Global Warming? A. B. C. D. Hydorgen Nitrogen Carbon Dioxide Oxygen 6 Earth Science Quarter 3 Post-Test Answer Sheet Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Correct Answer D C B D A C B C A C B C B D D A B A B C D C 7 Standard 4.a 4.a 4.b 4.b 4.c 4.c 5.a 5.a 5.b 5.b 5.c 5.c 5.d 5.d 5.e 5.e 6.a 6.a 6.b 6.b 6.c 6.c