What Seen and Unseen Factors Affect Fluid Earth?
Pre-Post Test
1. What two gases make up approximately 99% of the Earth’s Atmosphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
nitrogen and carbon dioxide
oxygen and carbon dioxide
nitrogen and hydrogen
nitrogen and oxygen
2. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is_____.
A. ozone
B. water vapor
C. oxygen
D. nitrogen
3.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in_____.
A. altitude
B. temperature
C. air pressure
D. pollutants
4.
Why does the temperature of different layers of the atmosphere vary?
A. because air temperature increases as altitude increases
B. because the amount of energy radiated from the sun varies
C. because of interference by humans
D. because of the composition of gases in each layer
5.
The process in which water changes from a liquid to a gas is called_______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
water vapor
What are the three forms of water on Earth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
groundwater, lakes and clouds
liquid water, frozen water, and water vapor
gas, steam, and vapor
groundwater, oceans, and ice
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7. How much of Earth’s water is fresh water?
A.
B.
C.
D.
almost all
about half
very little
none
8. What is the relationship between temperature and evaporation rate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
There is no relationship between the temperature and evaporation rate
As the temperature increases, the evaporation rate decreases
As the temperature rate increases, the evaporation rate stays the same
As the temperature increases, the rate increases.
9. Which of the following drains a watershed?
A. a divide
B. a drainage basin
C. a tributary
D. a water system
10. A watershed is_____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
11.
The headwaters, tributaries and mouth of a river
All the land area that drain water to a lake or river
A drainage basin
Both B and C
Which of the following practices can protect the water quality of streams,
rivers and lakes by filtering out contaminates and sediments from runoff?
A. Leaving a large strip of vegetation next to rivers and lakes
B. Paving the area next to rivers and lakes.
C. Pouring used motor oil on the ground to keep dirt in place so it won’t wash
away.
D. Washing your car on payment near a storm drain
12.
The term for pollution that can be traced to a specific location is_____.
A. water pollution
B. point-source pollution
C. nonpoint-source pollution
D. runoff pollution
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13. Which of the following results in the formation of smog?
A.
B.
C.
D.
In the air react with ozone.
Ozone reacts with vehicle exhaust.
Vehicle exhaust reacts with sunlight and ozone
Water vapor reacts with sunlight and ozone.
14. Which of the following pollutants is not a Primary pollutant?
A. car exhaust
B. acid precipitation
C. smoke from a factory
D. fumes from burning plastic
15. The average conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds in an area
over a period of time make up it’s______.
A. weather
B. latitude
C. climate
D. season
16. Temperatures range from warm or hot in summer to cool or cold in winter in____.
A. polar zones
B. tropical zones
C. maritime climates
D. temperate zones
17. Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?
A. because warm air is less dense that cold air
B. because warm air is denser that cold air
C. because cold air is less dense than warm air
D. because warm air has less pressure than cold air does
18. An air mass that forms over an ocean is called a_____.
A. tropical air mass
B. continental air mass
C. maritime air mass
D. polar air mass
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19. How are air masses classified?
A. by temperature and pressure
B. by pressure and humidity
C. by temperature and density
D. by temperature and humidity
20. What kind of front forms when a cold air mass displaces a warm air mass?
A. a cold front
B. a warm front
C. an occluded front
D. a stationary front
21. A front that forms when a warm air mass is trapped between cold air masses and is
forced to rise is a______.
A. stationary front
B. warm front
C. occluded front
D. cold front
22. Energy travels from the sun to Earth’s surface by______.
A. radiation
B. convection
C. evaporation
D. conduction
23. Rain, sleet and hail are all forms of_____.
A. evaporation
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. convection
24. By which method does most thermal energy in the atmosphere circulate?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. advection
D. radiation
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25. Which of the following is the best example of thermal conduction?
A. a light bulb warming a lampshade
B. an egg cooking on a frying pan
C. water boiling in a pot
D. gases circulating in the atmosphere
26. What percentage of the solar energy that reaches the outer atmosphere is absorbed at
the Earth’s surface?
A. 20 %
B. 30 %
C. 50%
D 70%
27. Which of the following affects climate by causing the air to rise?
A. mountains
B. ocean currents
C. large bodies of water
C. latitude
28. Which of the following is a factor that affects climate?
A. prevailing winds
B. latitude
C. ocean currents
D. all of the above
29. In the Northern Hemisphere, global winds that blow from the southwest to the
northeast are called_____.
A. polar easterlies
B. trade winds
C. prevailing easterlies
D. prevailing westerlies
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Pre-Post Test Answer Key
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. D
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