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Test 1 – September 16, 2010

Multiple Choice

1. (6-1.1, 6-4.4) Which tool shown below would be used with a relative humidity table?
Comment [JCI1]: Correct Answer C

a. b. c. d.

2. (6-1.1, 6-4.4) If the barometer to the right shows the atmospheric

pressure in mmHg, what is the atmospheric pressure?

a. 28 mmHg
b. 29 mmHg
c. 30 mmHg Comment [JCI2]: Correct Ans: C
d. 31 mmHg

3. (6-1.2) Which of the following statements could be classified as an

inference?
a. The ground is muddy.
b. It must have rained last night. Comment [JCI3]: Correct Ans: B
c. There is a 4 ft puddle in the middle of my yard.
d. The sky is filled with cumulonimbus clouds.

Use the graph shown to answer questions 4 and 5.

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Number of Hurricanes between

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4. (6-1.2) Interpret the graph to determine a valid
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May and November

conclusion that could be made from this scientific

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investigation.
a. The higher the temperature of the 8
atmosphere, the more hurricanes form. 6 Comment [JCI4]: Correct Ans: A
b. The higher the temperature of the 4
atmosphere, the less hurricanes form. 2
c. The lower the temperature of the 0
atmosphere, the more hurricanes form. 20 25 30 35
d. The number of hurricanes each year is not
Average Temperature of the Atmosphere
related to the temperature of the (degrees Celsius)
atmosphere.

5. (6-1.2) Identify the dependent or responding variable from the graph.

a. Temperature of the atmosphere
b. Number of Hurricanes Comment [JCI5]: Correct Ans: B
c. Month Note: Remember the DRY MIX rule!

d. Size of the Hurricane

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6. (6-1.3) Use the dichotomous key above to identify the leaf that is found in the
image on the right.
a. American Holly
b. Eastern White Pine
c. Magnolia Comment [JCI6]: Correct Ans: C
d. Red Cedar

7. (6-1.4) Susan is studying the effect of rainfall on pine tree growth. She has
developed a question for her investigation. What is one possible hypothesis
that she could make?
a. The more a pine tree grows, the more rain must have fallen.
b. If more rain falls then a pine tree will grow more quickly. Comment [JCI7]: Correct Ans: B
c. If a pine tree grows then rain must have fallen. Needs to be an If.., then… statement.
Needs to fit the experiment
d. If no rain falls then the tree will die.

8. (6-1.5) All of the following exemplify proper lab safety procedures except ___________________.
a. Closed toed shoes should be worn in the lab at all times.
b. All students must wear safety goggles when working with chemicals.
c. When any accident occurs, no matter how small, it is important to inform the teacher.
d. It is okay to read ahead in the book and perform the next experiment without asking the teacher. Comment [JCI8]: Correct Ans: D

9. (6-4.1) Which of the following properly sequences the layers of the atmosphere beginning in outer space and
going towards the Earth?
a. Stratosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere
b. Exosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere
c. Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere Comment [JCI9]: Correct Ans: C
d. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere From Space to the Earth!

10. (6-4.1, 6-4.7, 6-5.5) Explain why the troposphere is important in the greenhouse effect?
a. The troposphere contains ozone which absorbs heat from the sun.
b. The troposphere contains carbon dioxide which absorbs heat from the sun.
c. The troposphere contains ozone which prevents heat from being radiated back out into space.
d. The troposphere contains carbon dioxide which prevents heat from being radiated back out into space. Comment [JCI10]: Correct Ans: D The
troposphere has carbon dioxide, not ozone. Carbon
dioxide keeps heat from leaving the Earth, it doesn’t
absorb extra heat from the sun.
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11. (6-4.1) Infer which level of the atmosphere is responsible for cloud formation based on the gases that exist in
each layer.
a. Mesosphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Troposphere Comment [JCI11]: Correct Ans: D – all weather
happens in the troposphere, plus the troposphere is
the only layer with water vapor and clouds are
12. (6-4.3) The clouds that are currently in the sky are large, made of water vapor.
towering clouds that resemble tall cumulus clouds.
Predict what type of weather is about to take place.
a. Snow
b. Thunderstorm Comment [JCI12]: Correct Ans: B – Large
c. Fair weather towering clouds are called cumulonimbus clouds,
they indicate a thunderstorm
d. Warm weather

13. (6-4.2)Compare the process of transpiration to the process of evaporation.

a. Evaporation occurs in all parts of the Earth, while transpiration occurs only in plants Comment [JCI13]: Correct Ans:A – see
b. Evaporation occurs only in plants and transpiration occurs in all parts of the Earth. definitions of transpiration and evaporation.

c. Evaporation is when water vapor condenses to form clouds and transpiration is when water vapor rises
into the atmosphere.
d. Evaporation is when water vapor rises into the atmosphere and transpiration is when it forms clouds.

14. (6-4.2) What processes are important in cloud formation?

a. Condensation and precipitation
b. Condensation and run-off
c. Evaporation and Condensation Comment [JCI14]: Correct Ans: C – See water
d. Run-off and Evaporation cycle

15. (6-4.3) Use the picture on the right to, classify the low lying cloud shown.
a. Cirrus
b. Cumulo nimbus
c. Cumulus Comment [JCI15]: Correct Ans: C – low lying
d. Stratus cloud should have tipped you off. Cumulonimbus
are TALL not low lying.

16. (6-4.3) Any cloud that produces rain would be classified with what prefix?
a. Alto
b. Nimbo Comment [JCI16]: Correct Ans: B
c. Strato
d. Cirro

17. (6-5.5) Classify the type of heat transfer shown in the picture on
the left.
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation Comment [JCI17]: Correct ANs: C
d. Evaporation
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18. (6-5.5) Explain what occurs in the process of convection.

a. Particles of a liquid or gas that are heated up move and carry their heat with them. Comment [JCI18]: Correct Ans: A – see def. of
b. Particles collide and transfer their heat. convection

c. Heat is transferred without objects moving to transfer heat

d. Water vapor condenses to form water droplets.

19. (6-5.5)Your hand has a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, while the top of the table has a temperature of 25
degrees Celsius. When you lay your hand on the table and measure the new temperature of your hand after
holding it against the table for 3 minutes, it is now 29 degrees Celsius. Infer why this is so.
a. The heat from your hand went into the table. Comment [JCI19]: Correct Ans:A – heat always
b. The heat from the table when into your hand. travels into cold

c. The cold from the table went into your hand.

d. The cold from your hand went into the table.

20. (6-4.7) How does convection cause winds?

a. The sun heats up the land causing the hot air above it to rise. Comment [JCI20]: Correct Ans: A – Remember
b. The sun heats up the air causing it to move around a lot. convection means that hot air or water rises.

c. The sun pulls heat from the air and makes it move.
d. The atmosphere absorbs heat from the air causing it to move.

Short Answer

21. (6-1.1, 6-4.1) Compare the anemometer and wind vane. Comment [JCI21]: Anemometers measure
wind speed while wind vanes measure wind
direction.

22. (6-4.2) Illustrate the water cycle in a flowchart. Comment [JCI22]: Evaporation/Transpiration
Condensation  Precipitation Run-off
Surface Water  Groundwater
Evaporation/Transpiration

23. (6-5.5) Explain how heat is transferred in convection. Comment [JCI23]: Convection means that hot
liquids or gases rise while cold liquids or gases sink
and take their heat with them.

24. (6-1.2) Use the information in the data table to create an appropriate graph.
Color of M&M’s Number of M&M’s
Red 12
Blue 10
Green 8
Brown 18
Yellow 13
Orange 15 Comment [JCI24]: You should have made a bar
graph that showed the correct numbers.

25. (6-4.3) Explain what type of weather is associated with the clouds shown in the pictures below.
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Comment [JCI25]: These are cirrus clouds.
They mean fair weather or a warm front.
Comment [JCI26]: These are cumulus clouds.
They mean fair weather if they’re white or rain if
they are dark.

a. b.