Question 1
EasyQuestion
Which factor causes sunlight to spread over a larger area near the poles than near the equator?
Topic: Differential Heating · Skill: Explain causes of differential heating
Focus · Grades 9-12
Assignment Practice
Earth System: Heating, Winds And Local Breezes
Explain winds using uneven heating
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Section A: Core Ideas · 5 questionsSection B: Application Practice · 5 questions
Section A: Core Ideas
Practise the first group of related skills.
Choose the best answer for each question.
Question 2
MediumQuestion
Which surface will usually heat fastest under the same sunlight?
Topic: Differential Heating · Skill: Compare absorption and reflection by surfaces
Question 3
MediumQuestion
Which option correctly completes this statement: Wind forms mainly because?
Topic: Differential Heating · Skill: Relate differential heating to winds
Question 4
AdvancedQuestion
During daytime near a coast, sea breeze usually blows?
Topic: Local Breezes · Skill: Explain land and sea breezes
Question 5
MediumQuestion
Which option correctly completes this statement: Valley breeze commonly occurs during the day when air moves?
Topic: Local Breezes · Skill: Explain mountain and valley breezes
What this assignment covers
Practise differential heating, wind formation, land-sea breezes and mountain-valley breezes.
Skills and sections
Explain causes of differential heating, Compare absorption and reflection by surfaces, Relate differential heating to winds, Explain land and sea breezes, Explain mountain and valley breezes
- Section A: Core Ideas: 5 questions
- Section B: Application Practice: 5 questions