The Atmosphere
Weather Factors
Weather Patterns
Types of Energy
Energy Transformation
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The covering of gases around Earth is called the
What is a. the ozone layer b. the atmosphere c. the exosphere
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What is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?
What is a. density b. thermal energy c. humidity
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The type of air mass that forms over water is
What is a. tropical b. maritime c. continental
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The energy that something has because of it's position, or height is
What is a. potential b. kinetic c. chemical
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What type of energy transformation is MOST prevalent on a roller coaster ride?
What is a. potential --> kinetic b. mechanical --> kinetic c. mechanical -->thermal
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What layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains our weather?
What is a. the thermosphere b. the exosphere c. the troposphere
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Clouds form when?
What is a. sunlight warms ocean water b. air is cooled to its dew point c. air pressure drops
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A front always brings what type of weather to an area?
What is a. cold b. stormy c. cloudy with precipitation
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What type of energy is contained in the food we eat?
What is a. nuclear b. thermal c. chemical
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Your body converts _______ energy from food into ______energy to move your bones.
What is a. thermal --> kinetic b. chemical --> thermal c. chemical --> mechanical
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Why would you have more trouble breathing at the top of a mountain that you would at sea level?
What is a. There are more carbon dioxide molecules in a square meter of air at the top of a mountain b. There are more nitrogen molecules in a square meter of air at the top of a mountain c. There are fewer oxygen molecules in a square meter of air at the top of a mountain
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The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called
What is a. convection currents b. prevailing westerlies c. the Coriolis effect
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In which type of clouds do tornadoes form?
What is a. cumulonimbus b. nimbostratus c. altocumulus
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Energy conservation means to?
What is a. burn a fuel to release energy b. slow down a chemical change c. reduce energy use
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A burning candle changes
What is a. chemical energy --> electrical energy b. thermal energy --> electrical energy c. chemical energy --> light energy and thermal energy
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What layer of the upper stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet light from the sun?
What is a. the troposphere b. the ozone layer c. greenhouse gases
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Heat transfer by direct contact, like a heating pad warming your muscles is
What is a. radiation b. conduction c. convection
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A high pressure system always brings what kind of weather to an area?
What is a. warm and dry b. cold and dry c. calm dry
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Two birds are sitting on a tree, one on a lower branch and one on a higher branch. Which of the following statements is true about the birds energy?
What is a. The bird on the lower branch has more potential energy. b. The bird on the higher branch has more potential energy. c. The bird on the lower branch has more chemical energy.
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According the the law of conservation of energy
What is a. a small amount of energy is lost when it changes form b. a small amount of energy is gained when it changes form c. energy is never created or destroyed just changed in form
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Which kind of pollution is formed when nitrogen and sulfur oxides from burning coal combine with water in the air?
What is a. photochemical smog b. greenhouse gases c. acid rain
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What happens to heat from Earth's surface?
What is a. Some escapes into space and some is trapped by greenhouse gases b. All of it escapes into space c. All of it trapped by greenhouse gases
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Prevailing westerlies push air masses from
What is a. east to west across the US b. west to east across the US c. north to south across the US
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Where in a pendulum swing does the "bob" have the greatest potential energy?
What is a. when it's held at the top b. when it's first released c. when it's on it's way back from the first swing
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What energy transformation occurs when gasoline burns in an automobile?
What is a. thermal --> electrical and mechanical b. chemical --> nuclear and thermal c. chemical --> mechanical and thermal
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