Name ______Score ______
INTERACTIONS OF THE HYDROSPHERE & ATMOSPHERE Benchmark Review
ANSWERS
_____ 1. Every 24 hours this happens on earth. (Think…Does it rotate or revolve)
A Earth revolves around the sun.
B The moon rotates around the earth
C The moon revolves around the earth.
D Earth rotates on its axis.
_____ 2. The movement of the molecules through a fluid is
A convection
B conduction
C radiation
D thermal energy
_____ 3. Thee water cycle involves all of the following except…
a. evaporates
b. condenses
c. precipitate
d. confiscation
_____ 4. To measure air pressure you use a/a(n)
A barometer
B psychrometer
C thermometer
D anemometer
_____ 5. The moon goes through phases because of
A The earth moving around the moon.
B The position of the moon, the earth, and the sun.
C Earth’s orbit around the sun.
D The moon rotating on its axis and more of the moon becoming visible.
_____ 6. The following can all be found in a ______front.
· dark cumulonimbus clouds
· potential thunderstorms
· Tornadoes.
A Cold front.
B Occluded front.
C Stationary front.
D Warm front.
_____ 7. To get a hurricane you need the following ingredients…
A Warm water, moist air, and winds blowing from the same direction.
B Cold water, moist air, and winds blowing from all directions.
C Warm water, dry air, and winds blowing from the same direction.
D Warm water, moist air, and winds blowing from different directions.
_____ 8. Winds that are created from unequal heating, where cold air sinks and warm air rises is called…
A conduction path
B convection current
C sea breeze
D monsoon
_____9. Savannah is located on the east coast in Georgia and has hot, humid summers. Because of this fact the climate factor most likely responsible is it’s …
A relative location of mountains
B volcanic eruptions
C proximity to the arctic
D Proximity to the large Atlantic Ocean nearby.
_____ 10. The winds on Earth help to carry currents among Earth. The curving of the winds and currents is due to the Coriolis Effect. The Coriolis Effect is most likely caused by …
A Earth’s rotation on its axis.
B Phases of the moon.
C Earth’s revolution around the sun.
D Gravitational pull of the moon.
_____11. Which of these is used to name and describe the water that surrounds earth…
A atmosphere
B biosphere
C hydrosphere
D lithosphere
_____12. Tides are caused by …
A Gravitational pull of the moon.
B Phases of the moon.
C Rotation of Earth on its axis.
D Revolution of Earth around the sun.
_____13. The main source of energy that causes our weather is …
A heat
B the oceans
C the sun
D moon
_____ 14. In the picture above, the Northern Hemisphere, where we live, is having summer at point…
A C because the Earth is closer to the sun therefore receiving more direct sunlight causing an increase in heat energy.
B C because the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun therefore receiving more direct sunlight causing an increase in heat energy.
C A because the earth is closer to the sun therefore receiving more direct sunlight causing an increase in heat energy.
D A because the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun therefore receiving more direct sunlight causing an increase in heat energy.
_____15. Another word for rain or water that falls to earth is …
A condensation
B evaporation
C precipitation
D solidification
_____16. In the Troposphere there are lots of gases including oxygen, which we need to breathe. The one that is the most abundant (the greatest percentage) is… carbon dioxide
A carbon dioxide
B oxygen
C sulfur
D nitrogen
_____17. When you look at an areas precipitation, temperature, over a long period of time you call it, it’s
A Latitude.
B climate
C season
D Weather.
_____ 18. Neptune has the longest year because…
A Neptune is the furthest planet and therefore takes longer for it to revolve around the sun.
B Neptune is the furthest from the sun, and therefore it has the longest period of revolution.
C Neptune is furthest from the sun, and receives little energy from the sun. Therefore, it revolves very slowly.
D Neptune is actually a double planet, and therefore it takes more time for two planets to revolve around the sun.
_____19. The equator typically experience higher temperatures year round because ..
A Increased heat energy caused by less direct sunlight.
B Increased heat energy caused by more direct sunlight.
C Decreased heat energy caused by less direct sunlight.
D Increase heat energy because the areas near the equator are closer to the sun.
_____20. The arrow below indicates this type of climate because it is coming off the Pacific Ocean
A Dry
B Polar
C Temperate marine or Maritime
D Tropical rainy
21. Explain why hurricanes typically form during the summer months in the Northern hemisphere. Use prior knowledge to support your response.
(Think: What ingredients does it need? Where does it form? How does it form?)
Hurricanes need warm water and warm air. Those are found only in the summer and early fall in the Northern Hemisphere which is where they strike. They form off the coast of Africa by the Equator where it is always warm. They then travel to the Caribbean which is warm and then off to North America but they will fall apart if they hit cold water or land.
22.In Figure 6, the arrows represent two frontal systems converging in the central portion of the United States.
Identify the type of front that would be associated with each arrow, and explain the type of weather that would be expected when these two fronts meet.
(Think: Where is it coming from?)
Possible choices include
Polar Tropical Maritime Continental
Arrow A is coming from Canada and over land which makes it Continental Polar. It brings dry cold air.
Arrow B is coming from the Equator over the Gulf of Mexico which makes it Maritime Tropical. It brings warm moist air.
Where the two meet you would find a battle of the air. Cold wants to take over warm and eventually does when the Cold Front causes storms and possible Tornadoes.