Social Studies Assignment B, C and D Sunday Final Draft

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Subject: Social-Studies
Topic: Weather and Climate
Assignment B – Due: Monday, May 18, 2020

1. How long does earth's revolution around the sun take?
a. 365 days (1 year)
b. 1 day
c. 1 month
d. 4 years
2. What causes day and night?

a. revolution of Earth
b. rotation of Earth
c. orbit of Earth
d. The moon blocks the Sun
3. What is earth's revolution?

a. When earth orbits around the sun
b. When earth bounces
c. When the sun spins around the earth
d. When the earth spins on its axis
4. When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern
Hemisphere?
a. Winter
b. Spring
c. Fall
d. Summer
5. The humans perspire when body temperature is warm and

a. precipitation is low
b. precipitation is high
c. humidity is high
d. humidity is low
6. The tropical monsoon and equatorial climate are the kinds of

a. polar climate
b. temperate climate
c. tropical climate
d. frontal climate
7. The average weather conditions in given place over longer period of time are called
a. season
b. atmosphere
c. weather
d. climate
8. Considering the relief rain, the side of the mountain which stays dry is
a. hail ward side
b. leeward side
c. windward side
d. none of the above
9. In the air, the amount of water vapor is classified as

a. wind
b. precipitation
c. humidity
d. temperature
10. The places where the temperature of air is above freezing point of the water, the precipitation
will be in the form of
a. hailstorms
b. thunders
c. rain
d. lightning
11. The places where the temperature of air is below freezing point of the water, the precipitation
will be in the form of
a. snow
b. lightning
c. hailstorms
d. thunders
12. The tropical climates does not includes

a. polar climate
b. monsoon
c. savannah
d. equatorial
13. Considering the equator position, the areas having equatorial climate are
a. longitudes 10°N and 10°S
b. latitudes 15°N and 10°S
c. longitudes 20°N and 20°S
d. latitudes 10°N and 10°S
14. What do we call a person who studies the weather?
a. Archeologist
b. Cartographer
c. Geographer
d. Meteorologist
15. What type of climate the Bahamas has?

a. Equatorial
b. Polar
c. Temperate
d. Sub-tropical
16. Which of the following instrument is used to measure pressure?

a. Thermometer
b. Barometer
c. Hygrometer
d. Anemometer
17. Which of the following is rain, hail, snow or sleet?

a. Wind
b. Temperature
c. Pressure
d. Precipitation
18. What are the shortest days of the year called?

a. Equinoxes
b. Holidays
c. Seasons
d. Solstices
19. When is the official hurricane season in the Bahamas?

a. 1st April- 31st July
b. 1st June- 30th November
c. 1st August – 31st December
d. 1st June – 31st October
20. What is another name for the water cycle?

a. Carbon cycle
b. Hydrogen cycle
c. Nitrogen cycle
d. Hydrologic cycle
21. What is Hurricane alert?
a. When hurricane force winds are expected in the areas within the next 36 hours.
b. When hurricane force winds sustained winds in excess of 74 miles per hour are possible in
the area within the next 48 hours.
c. When hurricane radars provide details information on hurricane wind, fields, rain intensity
and storm movement.
d. When a hurricane is approaching the areas, an advisory is given to take precaution
22. What does an anemometer measure?

a. Soil temperature
b. Precipitation
c. Evaporation
d. Wind Speed
Assignment C
23. What unit of measure is used to measure temperature?
a. Joules
b. Fahrenheit
c. Meters
d. Liters
24. What is the transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air?
a. Transpiration
b. Sublimation
c. Evaporation
d. Condensation
25. What is the unit of measure used to measure annual precipitation?

a. Depth in Celsius
b. Depth in inches
c. Depth in atmospheres of pressure
d. Depth in grams
26. Which is the least likely outcome if a plant receives slightly less water than they need for
optimal growth?
a. They will wilt
b. They will not grow as fast
c. They will die
d. Some leaves will dry and fall off
27. What role does runoff play in the water cycle?
a. It is the process in which liquid turns to water vapor.
b. It carries water from precipitation into oceans.
c. It takes water out of the water cycle.
d. It is not part of the water cycle.
28. What happens when air reaches its dew point?

a. Condensation occurs.
b. The humidity decreases.
c. Relative humidity is 100%.
d. Clouds form.
29. What kind of weather will nimbostratus clouds likely bring?

a. sunny
b. rainy
c. warm
d. thunderstorms
30. How does sleet differ from snow?

a. It is not a form of precipitation.
b. It is liquid and not ice.
c. It starts as rain and freezes in the air.
d. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid.
31. A continental polar air mass forms in

a. the Pacific Ocean.
b. Northern Canada
c. the Gulf of Mexico.
d. the desert Southwest.
32. How does a warm front form?

a. Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.
b. Two air masses meet and stay separated.
c. Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
d. Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.
33. How do winds behave in a cyclone?

a. They spiral toward the center.
b. They spiral out toward low pressure areas.
c. They are very calm.
d. They travel in two different directions.
34. Which Images of weather systems on television come from
a. Station models.
b. Weather satellites
c. Weather balloons
d. Anemometers.
35. In what part of the water cycle do clouds form?
a. evaporation
b. runoff
c. precipitation
d. condensation
36. What causes changes in weather?

a. Air masses move and meet.
b. The air gets more humid
c. Water evaporates.
d. Clouds form.
37. What tool measures air pressure?

a. Barometer
b. thermometer
c. anemometer
d. psychrometer
38. What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?

a. warm
b. stormy
c. sunny
d. windy
39. What is a cloud made of?

a. water droplets
b. gases
c. rain or snow
d. warm air
40. What of the following vegetation is NOT found in the Bahamas?

a. Coppice
b. Mangrove forest
c. Montane forest
d. Pine forest
41. What housed sensitive instrument like thermometer and barometer to protect them from direct
rays of the sun?
a. Campbell Strokes
b. Laboratory
c. Meteorological station
d. Stevenson screen
42. Which of the following is NOT necessary in preparation for a hurricane?

a. Purchase hurricane supplies
b. Fill up the car with gas
c. Refill prescription
d. Deposit all your money into the bank
43. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

a. Meteorologists are mostly concern with the speed and direction of the wind.
b. Northeast trade winds is a prevailing wind that affects The Bahamas
c. The eye of a hurricane is the calmest.
d. Trade winds are located between 0°and 30°south of the equator
44. Which of the following is NOT a type of rainfall?

a. Contour
b. Convection
c. Frontal
d. Relief
Assignment D
1. What is the island labelled F on the map? ____________
2. Name two islands that is NOT labelled on the map. _________________
3. Name the island that is located between 24° N and 25° N. _________
4. Name two islands in which the 25° N line runs through. ___________
5. Name the island that is located at 21° N. ___________
6. Name the important line of latitude that runs through Exuma and Long Island. _________
7. Name the island that is located between 75° W. ____________
8. Name the island that is located near 79.5° W longitude. _________
9. Name two islands in which the 78° W line runs through. _________
10. Name the islands that is located at 74° W. _____________
11. Name the island that is located at 77° W. ___________
12. Name the island that is located near 79.5° W longitude. _________
13. The most westerly island in The Bahamas is located in square B6. ___________
14. The distance of Nicholls Town, Andros from Marsh Harbour, Abaco is _________miles
15. On the map, the symbol ● is used to represents _____________.

16. The body of water that lies between Abaco and Eleuthera is called____________.
17. The bank which extends from C7 to D7 is called the ______________.
18. The deepest body of water located east of Andros is called___________.
19. The direction of the settlement Alice Town, Bimini to Matthew Town, Long Island is
___________.
20. The distances from Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana to clarence Town, Long island is
_____________ miles.
21. The passage between Acklins and Mayaguana is called _____________
22. The largest shallow water bank found west of Andros is called. _____________

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Topic: Weather and Climate

Assignment B – Due: Monday, May 18, 2020

2. What causes day and night?

3. What is earth's revolution?

5. The humans perspire when body temperature is warm and

6. The tropical monsoon and equatorial climate are the kinds of

9. In the air, the amount of water vapor is classified as

12. The tropical climates does not includes

15. What type of climate the Bahamas has?

16. Which of the following instrument is used to measure pressure?

17. Which of the following is rain, hail, snow or sleet?

18. What are the shortest days of the year called?

19. When is the official hurricane season in the Bahamas?

20. What is another name for the water cycle?

22. What does an anemometer measure?

25. What is the unit of measure used to measure annual precipitation?

28. What happens when air reaches its dew point?

29. What kind of weather will nimbostratus clouds likely bring?

30. How does sleet differ from snow?

31. A continental polar air mass forms in

32. How does a warm front form?

33. How do winds behave in a cyclone?

36. What causes changes in weather?

37. What tool measures air pressure?

38. What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?

39. What is a cloud made of?

40. What of the following vegetation is NOT found in the Bahamas?

42. Which of the following is NOT necessary in preparation for a hurricane?

43. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

44. Which of the following is NOT a type of rainfall?

15. On the map, the symbol ● is used to represents _____________.

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