Week 1 Quiz (Solar Energy, 1.1.4)
Name_______________________
Date______________
1) ______________ currents are responsible for circulating hot and cold air
in the atmosphere and causing local weather systems.
A) Oceanic
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Convection
2) Water can absorb more heat than land, but water does not increase in
temperature as fast because it has a high
A) polarity.
B) surface area.
C) heat capacity.
D) surface tension.
Mrs. Ruffin’s earth science class set up an experiment to compare the
heating and cooling
Temperature light on °C Temperature light off °C
rates of sand and
Time
Time
water. They filled cups
Sand Water
Sand Water
(min)
(min)
with sand and water
and then recorded the
Start
22
22
Start
58
30
temperature change
1
26
24
1
52
30
while (a) a light was
shining directly on the
5
36
26
5
46
30
cups and (b) the light
10
44
28
10
36
28
was turned off. The
15
58
30
15
26
26
data one group
collected is presented
in the data table.
3) Based on this data, we would expect ___________ to have the greatest
changes in temperatures during a 24-hour period.
A) cities
B) deserts
C) the oceans
D) mountainous areas
4) Based on this data, we would expect ___________ to have the LEAST
changes in temperatures during a 24-hour period.
A) cities
B) deserts
C) the oceans
D) mountainous areas
5) If left in the sun, which would increase in temperature FIRST?
A) a red object
B) a black object
C) a brown object
D) a white object
6) What is primarily responsible for the creation of seasons on the earth?
A) the tilt of the sun
B) the distance from the sun
C) the axial tilt of the earth
D) the reflection of the sun's rays from the earth
7) Plants perform __________________ to process ______________ from the
atmosphere and produce carbohydrates (sugars).
A) Photosynthesis; Oxygen
B) Photosynthesis; Carbon dioxide
C) Respiration; Oxygen
D) Respiration; Carbon dioxide
8) If Earth's atmosphere did NOT contain any water vapor, the
temperature of the earth's surface would
A) be about the same.
B) be unable to fluctuate.
C) be significantly lower.
D) be significantly hotter.
9) Los Angeles is a city on the west coast of the United States that is very
close to the Pacific Ocean. Land temperatures in Los Angeles remain
relatively constant because of winds blowing from the ocean to the land
at night and from the land to the ocean during the day. These winds are
a result of:
A) Conjunction
B) Convection
C) Nondisjunction
D) Subduction
10) The temperature on land around the equator stays about the same
throughout the year. This is because this area
A) has a greater tilt than other parts of the Earth.
B) receives less direct sunlight throughout the year.
C) receives similar amounts of sunlight throughout the year.
D) receives more direct sunlight than other parts of the Earth.
11) Polaris, the North Star, is almost always visible in the same location
because
A) it is the brightest star in the sky.
B) it is gravitationally attracted to our sun.
C) it is the closest star to the earth, besides our sun.
D) the axis of the earth passes directly through the North Star.
12) The temperature in a desert can fluctuate from being over 100° F
during the day to below 40° F at night. Why can the desert experience
such a daily temperature change?
A) The high amount of vegetation helps to shade the area.
B) Being far away from the equator allows for the cooler temperatures.
The high humidity of the desert allows for the air to cool down
C)
quickly.
With no clouds and low humidity, much of the days heat is reflected
D)
back into the atmosphere.
13) Usually, it is observed that climates in coastal regions are moderate as
compared to climates in the interiors of continents. Why is this so?
Regions along the coast receive rain throughout the year; regions
A)
inland do not.
A cool breeze constantly blows from the ocean across the land at
B)
all times of the year.
Conditions over the oceans change rapidly because water loses or
C)
gains heat faster than land.
Conditions over the oceans change slowly because water takes
D)
more time than land to gain or lose heat.
14) Day and night are the result of the earth's rotation on its own axis and
its location from the sun. As the earth spins on its axis, parts of the planet
are in the sun while others are in the dark. In other words, the sun appears
to rise and set. The parts of the world that are in daylight get warmer while
the parts that are dark gradually lose the heat they absorbed during the
day.
What causes day and night on Earth?
A) The Earth orbits the Sun.
B) The Sun goes around the Earth.
C) The moon rises causing night time.
D) The Earth rotates or spins on its axis every 24 hours.
Hand Washing Test
15) Mr. Gomez's science class
Treatment Bacterial cultures (#/plate)
was studying bacteria. They
learned that some bacteria
Warm water
24
are helpful but other species
Hand sanitizer
28
are harmful. With this in mind,
12
the students conducted a test Soap A
to see which hand washing
Soap B
13
method would be most
effective in killing bacteria on the students' hands. The class data is found
in the data table above.
What is the independent variable in the experiment?
A) Number of Harmful Bacteria.
B) Number of Bacteria.
C) Warm water.
D) Hand Washing Method.
Root Word Matching
_____ 16) Anthro-
a) crop
_____ 17) Agri-
b) human
_____ 18) Aqu-
c) height or distance
_____ 19) Alt-
d) water
_____ 20) A-
e) without
Week 1 Quiz (Solar Energy, 1.1.4)
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Date______________
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Week 1 Quiz (Solar Energy, 1.1.4)
KEY
1. D
5. B
11. D
15. D
2. C
6. C
12. D
16. B
3. B
7. B
13. D
17. A
4. C
8. C
14. D
18. D
9. B
19. C
10. C
20. E
Week 1 Quiz (Solar Energy, 1.1.4)
KEY
1. D
5. B
11. D
15. D
2. C
6. C
12. D
16. B
3. B
7. B
13. D
17. A
4. C
8. C
14. D
18. D
9. B
19. C
10. C
20. E