The diagram shows how the sun affects the temperature of land and water between day and night. Pay attention to the direction of the arrows in each diagram. Based on your understanding of the Sun's effect on land and water temperature, what does each diagram show?(1 point) Responses Diagram 1 shows a sea breeze during the night. Diagram 2 shows a land breeze during the day. Diagram 1 shows a sea breeze during the night. Diagram 2 shows a land breeze during the day. Diagram 1 shows a sea breeze during the day. Diagram 2 shows a land breeze during the night. Diagram 1 shows a sea breeze during the day. Diagram 2 shows a land breeze during the night. Diagram 1 shows a land breeze during the day. Diagram 2 shows a sea breeze during the night. Diagram 1 shows a land breeze during the day. Diagram 2 shows a sea breeze during the night. Diagram 1 shows a land breeze during the night. Diagram 2 shows a sea breeze during the day.
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Diagram 1 shows a sea breeze during the day. Diagram 2 shows a land breeze during the night.
Sunlight does not reach the Earth's surface equally and causes uneven heating of the Earth's surface and wind formation. Which answer explains why uneven heating of Earth's surface produces wind? (1 point) Responses It causes differences in the level of water vapor in the atmosphere. It causes differences in the level of water vapor in the atmosphere. It causes cooler air to rise, creating a partial vacuum near Earth's surface. It causes cooler air to rise, creating a partial vacuum near Earth's surface. It causes pressure differences in the atmosphere. It causes pressure differences in the atmosphere. It causes condensation in the atmosphere.
It causes pressure differences in the atmosphere.
How does the Sun affect the movement of Earth's winds?(1 point) Responses It has an uneven gravitational pull on Earth's atmosphere, causing changes in pressure and direction. It has an uneven gravitational pull on Earth's atmosphere, causing changes in pressure and direction. It creates solar flares, which energize the winds around Earth's equator and cause them to increase in speed. It creates solar flares, which energize the winds around Earth's equator and cause them to increase in speed. It warms Earth's surface unevenly, causing air temperature and pressure changes. It warms Earth's surface unevenly, causing air temperature and pressure changes. It creates solar winds, which push air into Earth's atmosphere and result in currents.
It warms Earth's surface unevenly, causing air temperature and pressure changes.
The diagram shows the layers of the atmosphere and the temperature according to altitude. In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature decrease as altitude increases?(1 point) Responses the troposphere and the mesosphere the troposphere and the mesosphere the stratosphere and the thermosphere the stratosphere and the thermosphere the thermosphere and the troposphere the thermosphere and the troposphere the mesosphere and the stratosphere
the troposphere and the mesosphere
What layer of the atmosphere causes most of Earth's weather to occur? (1 point) Responses troposphere troposphere mesosphere mesosphere stratosphere stratosphere thermosphere
troposphere
The image to the left shows a greenhouse, and the image to the right shows Earth's atmosphere. Which answer best explains how the greenhouse and Earth's atmosphere are most alike?(1 point) Responses Both trap heat inside and prevent it from escaping. Both trap heat inside and prevent it from escaping. Both contain large amounts of carbon dioxide. Both contain large amounts of carbon dioxide. Both lower the temperature to be suitable for life. Both lower the temperature to be suitable for life. Both prevent harmful radiation from reaching Earth.
Both trap heat inside and prevent it from escaping.
The following map shows the movement of heat throughout the global ocean. Based on the map, which of the following statements best summarizes the movement of heat through the world's oceans?(1 point) Responses Cold water moves away from the equator and picks up heat near the poles. Cold water moves away from the equator and picks up heat near the poles. Heat energy is transported from areas near the equator to areas near the poles. Heat energy is transported from areas near the equator to areas near the poles. Warm water moves slower than the cool water. Warm water moves slower than the cool water. Warm water moves from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Warm water moves from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Skip to navigation
Heat energy is transported from areas near the equator to areas near the poles.
If a student wants to draw a topographic map of the ocean, what feature should be drawn closest to the coast? (1 point) Responses continental rise continental rise continental slope continental slope continental shelf continental shelf ocean trench
continental shelf
Which underwater location would require the most time for a sonar signal to return back to the receiver?(1 point) Responses a continental shelf a continental shelf an abyssal plain an abyssal plain a trench a trench a deep-ocean basin
a trench
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