BE a Global Explorer 7th Grade

Bimester 4

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Choose the correct answer A, B or C to complete the statements.

1 The periodic rise and fall of the ocean surface caused mainly by the gravitational attraction of the
sun and moon is called
d .

a) wave b) tide c) tsunami

2 is the distance that a wave, such as a sound wave, travels before it repeats itself.

a) Flood b) Tsunami c) Wavelength

3 A is a special kind of sea wave that can cause considerable damage and flooding along
coastal areas.

a) tsunami b) wave c) tide

4 Tsunamis travel rapidly through the ocean at speeds of up to

o depending on the water
depth, whereas normal ocean waves are much slower, reaching speeds of only aboutt .

a) 600 km/hr b) 95 km/hr c) 900 km/hr

5 When deciding to move to a new living location it is more important to consider:: .

a) Weather conditions, transport and commuting, urban infrastructure

b) Climatic change, plate tectonics and erosion
c) Neighbors, population and entertainment

6 refers to the state of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time and place.

a) Air masses b) Atmospheric pressure c) Weather

7 Six types of meteorological measurements describe weather:: .

a) heat transfer, heat energy, ozone, air masses, wind, and precipitation
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b) air temperature, pressure, wind velocity, humidity, clouds, and precipitation

c) tides, winds, wavelength, altitude, pressure and heat energy

8 from the sun is the principal cause of weather variations.

a) Heat energy b) Heat transfer c) Hyperstatic

9 The process on Earth by which heat from the tropics moves both north and south to the polar
regions is called
d .

a) heat energy b) heat transfer c) hyperstatic

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 10 are large portions of the Earth’s lower atmosphere, or troposphere, that have the same
conditions or characteristics at a given place and time.

a) Air masses b) Atmospheric pressure c) Coriolis effect

11 The apparent curving motion of wind as it flows south or north caused by the counterclockwise
rotation of the Earth is known ass .

a) air masses b) atmospheric pressure c) Coriolis effect

12 The force that warm, moist air exerts is called

d .

a) Coriolis effect
b) high atmospheric pressure
c) low atmospheric pressure

13 A is a storm or system of winds that rotates about a low-pressure center set up by the
rising of warm air.

a) cyclone b) tornado c) hurricane

14 are special kinds of storms in which winds and thunderstorms rotate about a zone or
area of extremely low atmospheric pressure (the eye), often with abundant rain.

a) Hurricanes b) Tornadoes c) Cyclones

15 The nearly cloudless center of a hurricane characterized by calm or very low winds and low
atmospheric pressure is called
d .

a) epicenter b) vortex c) eye of a hurricane

16 is the word used in Asia and Australia for hurricane.

a) Typhoon b) Tornado c) Cyclone

17 is a tropical storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric
pressure.

a) Hurricane b) Flood c) Tornado

18 is the force that cold, dry air exerts.

a) Coriolis effect
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b) High atmospheric pressure

c) Low atmospheric pressure

19 is a device that sends out powerful radio waves that are bounced off an object and,
when received, give that object’s position and direction of motion.

a) Saffir-Simpson scale b) Beaufort scale c) Radar

20 is a device to describe and categorize different wind speeds using observable effects
at sea and on land.

a) Saffir-Simpson scale b) Beaufort scale c) Radar

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 21 is a scale or measure developed to categorize and compare the intensity of hurricanes
using wind speed and the lowest atmospheric pressure occurring in the eye of the storm.

a) Saffir-Simpson scale b) Beaufort scale c) Radar

22 Rain, snow or hail that falls to the ground is also known ass .

a) weather phenomena b) storm c) precipitation

23 Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock is called
d .

a) springwater b) groundwater c) hot spring

24 are localized storms that always form a narrow, funnel-shaped column of spiraling
winds, cloud, and dust.

a) Cyclones b) Hurricanes c) Tornadoes

25 Tornadoes are common in the U.S. in the

e along the Mississippi River Valley and the
Great Plains.

a) southern states b) central states c) eastern states

26 The
e is a narrow zone of persistent, high altitude winds that flow from west to east
around the globe, usually between 11,000 and 13,000 meters in altitude.

a) jet stream b) Great Plains c) Rockies

27 When studying tornadoes, the

e has been developed to correlate wind speed with damage.

a) Beaufort scale b) Saffir-Simpson scale c) Fujita Wind-Damage scale

28 is a mass of air moving in a circle with a definite center. Both hurricanes and tornadoes
form them.

a) Vortex b) Axis c) Radar

29 A quickly rising tide that can cause extensive damage to coastal towns is called
d .

a) wavelength b) wave c) storm surge

30 The periodic rise and fall of the ocean surface caused mainly by the gravitational attraction of the
sun and moon:: .
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a) wave b) tide c) storm surge

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