Chandrikka P.

Mande

Department of Education
RANIAG HIGH SCHOOL
FOURTH GRADING EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 7

Name: __________________________ Date:_____________ Score: __________

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer before the
number of each question.

__1. A cool breeze is blowing toward the land from the ocean on a warm, cloudless summer
day. This condition is most likely caused by
a) A high-pressure system over the land
b) A cold front that is slowly approaching the land from the ocean
c) The air temperature being higher over the land over the ocean
__2. Land and sea breezes are an example of
a) Radiation
b) Convection
c) Conduction
__3. Cooler air will always
a) Rise
b) Sink
c) Stays where it’s at
__4. Warmer air will always
a) Stays where it’s at
b) Sink
c) Rise
__5. How do the heating and cooling rates of land and water compare?
a) Land and water heat and cool at the same rate
b) Land heats faster, but water cools faster
c) Land heats and cools faster
__6. During the day, how do the temperatures of land and water compare?
a) Water is warmer
b) Land is warmer
c) It depends on the type of the land
__7. At night, how do the temperatures of land and water compare?
a) Water is warmer
b) They are the same temperature
c) Land is warmer
__8. When air moves from the sea to the land it is called
a) Land breeze
b) Sea breeze
c) Sealand breeze
__9. When air moves from the land to the sea it is called
a) Sea breeze
 b) Land breeze
c) Sealand breeze
__10. Warm air over land rising and cool air from the sea taking it's place describes which
breeze?
a) Land breeze
b) Sealand breeze
c) Sea breeze
__11. Warm air over the sea rising and cool air from the land taking its place describes
which breeze?
a) Sea breeze
b) Sealand breeze
c) Land breeze
__12. What is the main cause of sea breeze?
a) The temperature difference between the sea and the land.
b) The rotation of the Earth.
c) The pressure difference between the sea and the land.
__13. At what time of the day does sea breeze typically occur?
a) Midnight
b) Early morning
c) Afternoon
__14. How does sea breeze affect coastal areas?
a) It increases humidity and brings rain.
b) It brings dry and warm air to the coast.
c) It causes a drop in temperature and brings relief from heat.
__15. What is the main cause of land breeze?
a) The temperature difference between the sea and the land.
b) The rotation of the Earth.
c) The pressure difference between the sea and the land.
__16. At what time of the day does land breeze typically occur?
a) Midnight
b) Early morning
c) Afternoon
__17. How does land breeze affect coastal areas?
a) It brings dry and warm air to the coast.
b) It causes a drop in temperature and brings relief from heat.
c) It has no significant impact on coastal areas.
__18. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Sea breeze occurs due to the cooling of the land during the day.
b) Land breeze occurs due to the cooling of the sea during the night.
c) Both sea breeze and land breeze occur due to the cooling of the land during the day.
__19. Which direction does sea breeze blow in relation to the coast?
a) Towards the coast
b) Away from the coast
c) Parallel to the coast
__20. The strength of a sea breeze depends on
a) The difference between the temperature of the sea and the land
b) The wind speed
 c) The amount of precipitation that day
__21. When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.
a) High
b) Some
c) Low
__22. Name the global winds that has the most effect on the weather in the US.
a) Land Breezes
b) Sea Breezes
c) Westerlies
__23. How does temperature of the atmosphere change with altitude?
a) increases
b) decreases
c) stays the same
__24. In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a) land
b) ocean
c) sky
__25. The winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve ________ because of the Coriolsis
effect.
a) up
b) left
c) right
__26. How many degrees is the Earth’s axis tilted?
a) 53.6
b) 23.5
c) 68.3
__27. Which of the following best describes the tilting or slanting position of the Earth in the
Northern Hemisphere when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere?
a) Towards the Sun
b) Towards or away from the Sun
c) Neither toward or away from the Sun
__28. In what angle do "direct rays" of the sun hit the ground?
a) 90 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 120 degrees
__29. Which of the following heats faster during daytime?
a) Dust
b) Land
c) Water
__30. Which statement is TRUE if an oblique angle of the sun's rays hits the ground?
a) The rays are vertical or perpendicular to the ground.
b) It will result to more heat being absorbed by the Earth's surface.
c) Each square meter of the ground receives a lesser amount of solar energy
Answer key
1. C 16. A
2. B 17. C
3. B 18. C
4. C 19. A
5. C 20. A
6. B 21. C
7. A 22. C
8. B 23. B
9. B 24. A
10. C 25. C
11. C 26. B
12. A 27. B
13. C 28. A
14. C 29. C
15. A 30. A