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1.Which two ways are how energy from the sun is distributed?(1 point)
Responses
Radiation and conduction
Radiation and conduction
Radiation and convection
Radiation and convection
Conduction and convection
Conduction and convection
None of the above
2.What is air pressure?(1 point)
Responses
The temperature of the atmosphere.
The temperature of the atmosphere.
The pressure that air exerts as it is being pulled to Earth by gravity.
The pressure that air exerts as it is being pulled to Earth by gravity.
The measurement of the air's moisture.
The measurement of the air's moisture.
The speed of winds in a region.
3,Question
What is a high-pressure system?(1 point)
Responses
The measurement of the air's moisture content.
The measurement of the air's moisture content.
A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather.
A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather.
A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather.
A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather.
The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above a given point.
4,What is a low-pressure system?(1 point)
Responses
A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather.
A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather.
The point at which the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor it can at a given temperature.
The point at which the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor it can at a given temperature.
The temperature at which water vapor turns to s solid or liquid.
The temperature at which water vapor turns to s solid or liquid.
A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather.
5.Thermal energy is the motion of particles in a substance at a given temperature. Substances absorb light energy from the sun, increasing motion of these particles, resulting in an increase in thermal energy. We see these change in energy as an increase in___________?(1 point)
Responses
The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above at a given point
The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above at a given point
Wind
Wind
Temperature
Temperature
Rain
6.Question
How does climate influence weather?(1 point)
Responses
Climate has no influence on weather.
Climate has no influence on weather.
Climate only affects weather in certain biomes.
Climate only affects weather in certain biomes.
Climate shapes long-term weather patterns.
Climate shapes long-term weather patterns.
Climate only determines short-term atmospheric conditions.
7.Question
How would you define climate?(1 point)
Responses
The amount of rain in an area.
The amount of rain in an area.
The long-term average weather conditions in a specific area.
The long-term average weather conditions in a specific area.
The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in a specific area.
The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in a specific area.
The temperature of the atmosphere.
8.What is responsible for the different climates on Earth?
(1 point)
Responses
How the sun's rays hit Earth at different angles.
How the sun's rays hit Earth at different angles.
How the Coriolis Effect moves air currents.
How the Coriolis Effect moves air currents.
Polar jet streams.
Polar jet streams.
The measurement of the air's moisture content.
9.Prevailing winds cause ocean currents. Prevailing winds are caused by circulation patterns of warm and cool air. Due to this, we can say that the heat from the sun causes Earth's currents.(1 point)
Responses
True
True
False