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Benchmark 2 Review 1

Last updated about 6 years ago

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Question 1

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How does the temperature of the stratosphere compare to the temperature of the mesosphere?

It is colder than the mesosphere becasue the stratosphere conatins the ozone layer.

It is warmer than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ozone layer.

It is colder than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ionosphere.

Question 2

2.

Which weather occurs with a high pressure system?

the formation of tornadoes

the formation of hurricanes

large clouds, as air rises

calm weather and clear skies, as air sinks

Question 3

3.

Look at the chart for weather conditions in City X. What has most likely occurred?

A warm front has passed

A cold front has passed

A blizzard has occurred

A high pressure system has stalled

Question 4

4.

Which best explains how the Coriolis effect influences weather conditions?

It causes winds to rotate, forming tornadoes and hurricanes.

It causes winds to move to the right in the southern hemisphere

It causes winds to move to the right in the northern hemisphere

It causes winds to follow a straight path around the Earth

Question 5

5.

The reason land breezes occur at night is

the land heats up faster than the ocean causing high pressure over water and a breeze that blows from land to sea

the land cools down quicker than the ocean causing high pressure over the land and a breeze that blows from land to sea

the land cools down slower than the ocean causing low pressure over the land and a breeze from sea to land

the land is warmer than the ocean causing the high pressure to be over the land and a breeze that blows from sea to land