Whitsel Weather Final Exam 22-23 PDF

TEST NAME: Whitsel weather final 22-23 TEST ID: 5393 GRADE: 07 - Seventh Grade SUBJECT: Life and Physical Sciences TEST CATEGORY: School Benchmark Whitsel w...

TEST NAME: Whitsel weather final 22-23 TEST ID: 5393 GRADE: 07 - Seventh Grade SUBJECT: Life and Physical Sciences TEST CATEGORY: School Benchmark Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 1 of 9 03/01/23, Whitsel weather final 22-23 Student: Class: Date: 1. Which of the following is a true statement? A. High altitudes have high pressure resulting in a warmer climate B. High altitudes have low pressure resulting in a warmer climate C. High altitudes have higher pressure resulting in a cooler climate D. High altitudes have lower pressure resulting in a cooler climate 2. The diagram shows a weather map. According to this map, a cold front is moving through which state? A. New Mexico B. Illinois C. Oregon D. Nevada 3. Answer the following questions based on a move from Buchanan to the equator. Complete each of the following 4 activities (A - D) for Question 3. Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 2 of 9 3A. BEFORE Tim moved he likely experienced seasons. Select the best reason for this. A. As the Earth rotates it changes distance from the sun. As the Earth gets closer to the sun Tim would experience summer, as the Earth moved away from the sun he would experience winter. B. As the Earth rotates around the sun, the tilt will cause the light to hit at different angles. When it is more direct Tim would experience summer, as it became more indirect Tim would experience winter. C. Tim would experiece direct sunlight most of the year at this latitude and would NOT experience seasons. D. Tim would only experience different seasons if he lives at a low altitude. 3B. Now that Tim lives on the equator what will be true about his new home. Select ALL that apply. A. More direct sunlight B. More direct sunlight when the Earth is tilted toward the sun. C. Mostly warm wind because of the ocean. D. Mostly cold wind because of the ocean. 3C. Tim lived at a high altitude before he moved. While living here he would have experienced a high amount of pressure because he was at a high altitude. T. True F. False 3D. Select the best answer for what Tim can expect now that he lives near so much water. A. Water does not hold heat very well so the wind will be cold if it comes off the water. B. Water will change temperature fairly quickly so during the summer the wind will be warm, and durning the winter it will be cold when it comes off the water. C. The faster the wind the colder it will be. The slower the wind the warmer it will be. D. It takes a long time to change waters temperature and because of all the direct sunlight the wind will be warm coming off the water. Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 3 of 9 4. Which condition is associated with MOST warm fronts? A. tornado formations B. low temperatures C. violent air mass collisions D. cloud formations bringing precipitation 5. Look at the weather map. In which location, on the map, are thunderstorms MOST likely to occur within the next 24 hours (tomorrow)? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 4 of 9 6. The arrows in the diagram below show how the Sun’s rays hit Earth. Each part of the dashed line shows an area lit by an equal amount of sunlight. Which accurately describes the strength of the sunlight? A. The light is strongest at Z and weakest at Y. B. The light is strongest at Z and weakest at X. C. The light is strongest at X and weakest at Z. D. The light is strongest at X and weakest at Y. 7. Select ALL that apply Wind is caused by.... A. The sun causes a difference in air temperature. Warm air rises and cool air sinks B. People cause wind. Examples: windmill or driving cars C. Gravity pulls air down mountians and hills. D. Difference in air pressure, high pressure air mass and low pressure air mass 8. If a town is near an ocean it will always have a cooler climate because it will be very windy. T. True F. False Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 5 of 9 9. How does the wind direction influence the weather here in the United States? A. If it is a windy day it will be cooler, if there is no wind it will be warmer. B. If the wind comes from the north it will be cooler, if it comes from the south it will be warmer. C. If the wind comes from the north it will be warmer, if it comes from the south it will be cooler. D. If the wind comes from over land it will be warm, if it comes off the water it will be cool. 10. Ocean currents, like the Gulf Stream, affect world climate by A. spreading plant and animal life over a wider area. B. ensuring ocean density is not the same globally. C. carrying sediment from rivers and inland basins. D. transferring heat to and from various regions. 11. Which type of weather is MOST likely to occur along a cold front? A. moderate temperature with mild breezes B. storms with hurricane winds C. rain with possible severe thunderstorms D. high temperatures with low winds Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 6 of 9 12. Energy from sunlight, or solar radiation, is shown spreading over Earth in the diagram below. The lit side is Earth’s day side. The dark side is Earth’s night side. The arrows show the Sun’s rays. The dashed lines show areas lit by equal amounts of sunlight. How is Earth’s surface heated by the Sun? A. evenly on both sides B. evenly on day side only C. unevenly on day side, with poles getting more heat D. unevenly on day side, with poles getting less heat 13. Clay is watching the weather to prepare for a trip to the beach tomorrow. The forecast predicts that a low-pressure system will move in overnight. Which type of weather can Clay MOST likely expect in the morning? A. foggy B. sunny C. clear and colder D. cloudy and rainy Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 7 of 9 14. The water in the western Pacific Ocean becomes warmer during the El Niño season. The water becomes warmer as a result of the relaxing of winds and a change in wind direction. Which process in the water cycle is directly affected by the warming of the ocean water? A. collection B. evaporation C. precipitation D. runoff 15. Which steps in the water cycle MOST directly cause floods? A. precipitation and runoff B. condensation and evaporation C. runoff and condensation D. evaporation and precipitation 16. Which process in the water cycle returns water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere? A. condensation B. evaporation C. precipitation D. runoff Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 8 of 9 17. A student uses a terrarium to model the water cycle. Before putting the lid on the jar, the student waters the plants and puts the terrarium in a sunny window. What part of the water cycle occurs inside the terrarium only after the plants have been added? A. precipitation B. evaporation C. condensation D. transpiration 18. Which of these could cause water vapor to condense into rain droplets? A. sunlight warming the surface of oceans B. air rising into colder regions of the atmosphere C. lightning heating the air in the atmosphere D. winds blowing along the surface of the ground Whitsel weather final 22-23 Page 9 of 9