End of Quarter Two Test 2023
GRADED A+ (ACTUAL TEST ) Questions and Answers (Solved)
- The sun heats the Earth unevenly causing differences in .-
Answer: Air pressure
- The sun causes evaporation which triggers the .
Answer: Water cycle
- The type of weather associated with a high air pressure system.
Answer: Happy, sunny, clear, calm
- The type of weather associated with a low air pressure system
Answer: lousy, stormy, windy
- Why is the sun considered to be the powerhouse or energy
source of all weather?
Answer: because it causes differences in air pressure and triggers
the water cycle
- Barometer
Answer: An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. High
or rising air pressure is associated with happy, sunny, calm weather while low air or falling air pressure is associated with lousy, stormy weather
- Doppler Radar
Answer: a specialized type of radar that can detect precipitation as
well as the movement of small particles, which can be used to approximate wind speed and predict tornadoes. Used to predict local 1 / 2
weather close by. Sends out waves of energy that bounce back and create an image on a computer.Meteorologists interpret the pictures.
- What are the characteristics of a volvox
Answer: moves with two flagella (tail like structures), swim
together an roll through the water, lives in ponds, lives in groups called colonies, when they reproduce they make daughter colonies, make food through photosynthesis, reproduce through binary fission.
- Thermometer
Answer: An instrument used to measure temperature. 32 f or 0 c is
the freezing point and is the temperature where ice and snow can form.
- Weather balloon
Answer: Carries sones which record weather information from high
altitudes.
- Anenometer
Answer: measures wind speed
- How do plant and animal cells differ in shape?
Answer: Plant cells are more angular or rectangular while animal
cells are rounder. Cells come in many shapes.
- How is life organized?
Answer: specialized cells form tissues, tissues form organs, organs
form organ or body systems, organ systems work together to form an organism.
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