59) A boundary or belt characterized by cold, dry winds generally from the east, occurs in which
of the following regions?
A) Equatorial (0 to 5 degrees)
B) 5 to 30 degrees
C) 30 degrees
D) 30 to 60 degrees
E) 60 degrees
F) 60 to 90 degrees
G) Poles (90 degrees)
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
60) A boundary or belt characterized by cold deserts occurs in which of the following regions?
A) Equatorial (0 to 5 degrees)
B) 5 to 30 degrees
C) 30 degrees
D) 30 to 60 degrees
E) 60 degrees
F) 60 to 90 degrees
G) Poles (90 degrees)
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
61) In coastal regions, sea breezes happen ________ and land breezes happen ________.
A) at night; in the afternoon
B) at night; in the morning
C) in the afternoon; at night
D) in the afternoon; in the morning
E) in the morning; at night
F) in the morning; in the afternoon
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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62) Typically, the United States is influenced more by ________ air masses during the winter
and more by ________ air masses during the summer.
A) arctic; polar
B) arctic; tropical
C) polar; arctic
D) polar; tropical
E) tropical; arctic
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
63) Which of the following is not one of the names associated with huge rotating masses of low
pressure characterized by strong winds and torrential rain?
A) Cyclone
B) Hurricane
C) Typhoon
D) Vortex
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
64) Which of the following powers tropical cyclones?
A) A density-driven circulation that is initiated at the ocean surface by temperature and salinity.
B) An apparent force resulting from Earth’s rotation that causes particles in motion to be
deflected.
C) Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
D) The vast amounts of latent heat as water evaporates and condenses.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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65) Worldwide, about ________ storms grow to named tropical cyclones status each year.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
E) 125
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
66) A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 150 km/hr. would be classified as Category
________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity.
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
67) A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 170 km/hr. would be classified as Category
________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity.
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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68) A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 190 km/hr. would be classified as Category
________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity.
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
69) A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 220 km/hr. would be classified as Category
________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity.
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
70) A tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 260 km/hr. would be classified as Category
________ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of hurricane intensity.
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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71) The air in the center of the eye of the hurricane is ________ air moving ________.
A) cool dry; downward
B) cool dry; upward
C) warm moist; downward
D) warm moist; upward
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
72) The air surrounding of the eye of the hurricane is ________ air moving ________.
A) cool dry; downward
B) cool dry; upward
C) warm moist; downward
D) warm moist; upward
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
73) Which of the following is responsible for 90% of the deaths associated with hurricanes?
A) Fallen trees
B) Fflooding
C) Landslides
D) Storm surge
E) Strong winds
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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74) The majority of the world’s tropical cyclones are formed in the waters north of the equator in
the ________ Ocean.
A) eastern Atlantic
B) eastern Pacific
C) western Atlantic
D) western Indian
E) western Pacific
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
75) Which of the following is the correct order of formation of sea ice as it forms directly from
seawater?
A) (START) Pancake Ice; Ice Floes; Slush; Sea Ice (FINISH)
B) (START) Ice Floes; Slush; Pancake Ice; Sea Ice (FINISH)
C) (START) Slush; Ice Floes; Pancake Ice; Sea Ice (FINISH)
D) (START) Slush; Ice Floes; Sea Ice; Pancake Ice (FINISH)
E) (START) Slush; Pancake Ice; Ice Floes; Sea Ice (FINISH)
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.6 How Do Sea Ice and Icebergs Form?
Essent’l Concept: 6.6 Specify how sea ice and icebergs form
76) Which of the following countries is the world leader (by percentage of its energy use) in
wind power?
A) Australia
B) Denmark
C) England
D) Japan
E) United States
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 6.7 Can Power From Wind be Harnessed as a Source of Energy?
Essent’l Concept: 6.7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of harnessing winds as a
source of energy
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77) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Different hemispheres on
Earth are tilted more directly toward or away from the Sun during Earth’s yearly orbit
BECAUSE Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit that varies from a perfect circle.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.1 What Causes Variations in Solar Radiation on Earth?
Essent’l Concept: 6.1 Explain variations in solar radiation on Earth, including the cause of
Earth’s seasons
78) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The higher one goes in
the atmosphere, the warmer it gets BECAUSE the higher one goes in the atmosphere the closer
you are to the Sun.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
79) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Atmospheric pressure
decreases with increasing altitude BECAUSE it depends on the weight of the column of air
above.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess?
Essent’l Concept: 6.2 Describe the physical properties of the atmosphere
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80) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The Coriolis force is a
true force BECAUSE it accelerates a moving body or air and influences its speed.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.3 How Does the Coriolis Effect Influence Moving Objects?
Essent’l Concept: 6.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the Coriolis effect
81) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The air over the
continents colder in winter and warmer in summer than the air over adjacent oceans BECAUSE
continental rock has a lower heat capacity than seawater.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist?
Essent’l Concept: 6.4 Explain global atmospheric circulation patterns
82) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: New Orleans is
particularly vulnerable to hurricanes like Katrina BECAUSE nearly all of the city’s metropolitan
area is only five feet above sea level along Lake Pontchartrain.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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83) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: In 1900, at least 6000
people in and around Galveston, Texas, were killed in the most deadly natural disaster in the US
history BECAUSE the hurricane’s storm surge completely submerged the island.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
84) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The Hawaiian Islands are
safe from tropical cyclones BECAUSE they are islands near the center of a large ocean.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
85) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Hurricanes are no longer
a threat to life and property around the globe BECAUSE improvements in technology have
provided increasingly accurate forecasts and prompt evacuation.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns?
Essent’l Concept: 6.5 Describe how the ocean influences global weather phenomena and
climate patterns
OSLP: 3 The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
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86) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Sea ice is different from
icebergs BECAUSE sea ice is found throughout the year around the margin of Antarctica.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.6 How Do Sea Ice and Icebergs Form?
Essent’l Concept: 6.6 Specify how sea ice and icebergs form
87) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The rate of sea ice
formation slows as sea ice thickens BECAUSE the ice insulates the underlying water from
freezing due to its poor heat conduction.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 6.6 How Do Sea Ice and Icebergs Form?
Essent’l Concept: 6.6 Specify how sea ice and icebergs form
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