The Water Cycle, Clouds, Air Pressure, And Wind Question Preview (ID: 18891)


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Which of the following is another way to describe the creating of wind?
a) Convection currents
b) Conduction Currents
c) Radiation Currents
d) Insulator Currents

If you see a weather map with a large H over a certain area, what can you predict about the weather?
a) that area will have a hurricane
b) the area will have fair weather with no rain
c) the area will have rain and maybe snow
d) the area will have a tornado

Which types of clouds indicate a change in weather in the next few days?
a) nimbus
b) cumulus
c) stratus
d) cirrus

Where is air pressure generally the GREATEST?
a) on top of a mountain
b) when you are on a sailboat in the ocean
c) in Asheville, North Carolina
d) in Charlotte, North Carolina

What happens as the sun warms the air?
a) it will contract and sink causing cooler air to be above it
b) it will expand and sink causing cooler air to be above it
c) it will contract and rise causing cooler air to take its place
d) it will expand and rise causing cooler air to take its place

What instrument measures how fast the wind is blowing?
a) barometer
b) anemometer
c) wind vane
d) rain gauge

What global wind patterns affect North Carolina?
a) the Prevailing Westerlies
b) the Polar Easterlies
c) the doldrums
d) the Polar Westerlies

In what direction does the Jet Stream usually flow?
a) from east to west
b) from south to north
c) from north to south
d) from west to east

What type of wind happens at the beach during the DAY?
a) land breeze
b) ocean breeze
c) sea breeze
d) valley breeze

What causes wind?
a) the Jet Stream
b) the uneven heating of the Earth
c) The Gulf Stream
d) Clouds

Which condition suggests that a change from fair to stormy weather is MOST LIKELY on the way?
a) decreasing air pressure
b) constant air pressure
c) increasing air pressure
d) decreasing wind speed

Suppose the polar Jet Stream shifts to bring air from the north down farther south. Which of these is MOST LIKELY to happen?
a) The winds will decrease.
b) The winds will increase.
c) The temperature will fall.
d) The temperature will rise.

In the water cycle, what happens during condensation?
a) Water falls to the ground from clouds.
b) Liquid water changes to water vapor.
c) Water flows over the ground.
d) Water vapor changes to liquid water

What weather instrument measure air pressure?
a) barometer
b) anemometer
c) hygrometer
d) rain gauge

What does high air pressure usually mean?
a) stormy weather
b) rising temperatures
c) fair weather
d) falling temperatures

When are you most likely to see white cumulus clouds?
a) on a foggy day
b) on a rainy day
c) before or during a thunderstorm
d) on a sunny day

What kind of weather are stratus clouds most likely to bring?
a) sunshine
b) hail
c) rain
d) thunder

What do transpiration and evaporation have in common?
a) they are both part of the carbon cycle
b) they both deal with the turning of water into vapor
c) they both involve plants
d) they are both part of the oxygen cycle

Energy that drives the water cycle come from
a) the sun
b) ocean waves
c) inside Earth
d) electricity

In the water cycle, plants release water vapor into the air
a) as run off
b) as precipitation
c) as transpiration
d) as condensation

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