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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Answer Sheet
Question Number
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10
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Correct Answer
D
C
B
D
A
C
B
C
A
C
B
C
B
D
D
A
B
A
B
C
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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