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COMMON ASSESSMENT : WATER/WEATHER
Multiple Choice
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 4.
1.
How can water be scarce when 3/4 of
the Earth is covered by water?
A Most of Earth’s water is salty water.
B Most of Earth’s water is
underground.
C Most of Earth’s water is in the
atmosphere.
D Most of Earth’s water is frozen at the
poles.
4.
Water seeps through the soil from
runoff, lakes, ponds, and rivers. This
water is called groundwater. On the
diagram above, what is area A, which
holds groundwater, called?
A spring
B aquifer
C water table
D artesian well
2.
The total amount of water on Earth
A is increasing.
B is fairly constant.
C is decreasing.
D depends on the weather.
5.
3.
Which of the following is a source of
water for ponds and lakes?
A reservoir
B eutrophication
C evaporation
D runoff
A biologist studies a wetland area. The
water in the area is acidic. Most of the
plants in the area are mosses. The
biologist would most likely classify the
area as a
A bog.
B temperate forest.
C mangrove forest.
D delta.
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COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued)
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer questions 6 and 7.
6.
7.
The feature labeled D in the diagram is
part of the continuous underwater
mountain range that circles Earth. It is
called
A a seamount.
B a mid-ocean ridge.
C a trench.
D an abyssal plain.
The feature labeled C in the diagram
represents some of the deepest spots
on the ocean floor. These areas are
called
A mid-ocean ridges.
B abyssal plains.
C trenches.
D deep sea vents.
8.
Wetlands help control flooding by
A absorbing runoff from heavy rains.
B collecting water behind dams.
C providing water for plants.
D quickly releasing water.
9.
Which of the following events happens
in the least amount of time?
A formation of a seamount
B breaking of an ocean wave
C process of sea-floor spreading
D evaporation of a tide pool
10. Deep currents are caused mostly by
A surface winds.
B differences in density.
C the Coriolis Effect.
D upwelling.
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COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued)
14. What is happening at point C in the
diagram?
A The sun warms Earth's surface
through radiation.
B The ground warms the atmosphere
through conduction.
C The air warms the ground through
convection.
D Heat moves through the air due to
convection.
11. Which of the following types of current
typically carries cold, dense water from
the poles toward the equator?
A surface currents
B longshore currents
C deep currents
D rip currents
12. What gas is there less of in the
atmosphere over a desert than in the
atmosphere over a rain forest?
A oxygen
B nitrogen
C phosphorous
D carbon dioxide
15. What causes the sky during a sunset to
appear orange and red?
A only red light is given off at this time
of day
B more blue light is scattered before it
reaches your eyes
C only blue light is given off at this time
of day
D more red light is scattered before it
reaches your eyes
13. When climbing a high mountain, you get
out of breath easily because
A the percentage of nitrogen in the air
decreases.
B the air is more dense.
C there is less oxygen in each cubic
meter of air.
D air pressure is greater.
16. Heat transfer between two substances
that are in direct contact is called
A conduction.
B thermal energy.
C convection.
D radiation.
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer
question 14.
17. Unlike local winds, global winds
generally
A are not influenced by heating of
Earth’s surface.
B are unpredictable.
C change directions from day to day.
D blow from specific directions over
long distances.
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COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued)
18. The wind blowing over your skin
removes body heat. The increased
cooling this wind can cause is called the
A doldrums.
B lake-effect snow.
C windchill factor.
D convection currents.
21. When a rapidly moving cold air mass
overtakes a slow-moving warm air
mass, the result is a(n)
A cold front.
B occluded front.
C warm front.
D stationary front.
19. Using different types of technology, like
weather satellites, radar, and river
gauges, scientists can reduce flood
damage and loss of life by providing
A flash floods.
B long-term droughts.
C nonpoint sources.
D advance warnings.
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer
question 22.
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer
question 20.
22. Identify the example shown of how
atmospheric conditions can change a
landscape.
A A thunderstorm can bring drenching
rain.
B A volcanic eruption can eject
poisonous gases into the air.
C A hurricane can erode and change
the shape of a coastline.
D A tornado can destroy buildings and
vegetation that are in its path.
20. In the weather map above, what do the
curved lines at A, C, D, and E indicate?
A cold fronts moving south
B continental climate zones
C different weather patterns
D continental isotherm boundaries
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COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued)
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 23.
23. The diagram shows a rain shadow. What causes
the cloud to form?
A Warm, moist air is evaporating.
B Warm, moist air is condensing.
C Cold air is rising and expanding.
D Warm air is sinking and condensing.
Directions: Use the map below to answer questions 24 and 25.
24. Scientists have divided Earth into
several general climate zones. Most of
the United States is in Zone B. This is
A polar zone.
B temperate zone.
C tropical zone.
D equatorial zone.
26. Some scientists theorize that continental
movements may cause climate changes
by
A changing patterns of winds and
ocean currents.
B shifting the equatorial and temperate
zones.
C altering the makeup of the
troposphere.
D redistributing Earth’s vegetation.
25. The climate zones lying between 66.5°
and 90° N and S latitude are
A temperate zones.
B polar zones.
C tropical zones.
D subtropical zones.
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COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued)
absorbed by the plants inside.
27. In what way does the glass of a
greenhouse model carbon dioxide and
other gases in Earth’s atmosphere?
A The glass absorbs light and releases
energy in the form of heat.
B The glass allows light in and traps
much of the radiated heat.
C Plants in a greenhouse absorb
energy from the sunlight and can
grow through the winter.
D The glass blocks incoming light and
reduces the amount of heat
28. Increased carbon dioxide may cause
global warming by
A allowing more sunlight into the
atmosphere.
B reflecting more sunlight from clouds.
C reducing the amount of oxygen in the
air.
D trapping more heat in the
atmosphere.
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