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Currents, Winds And Weather
Test Description: Test review of how energy is transferred in the atmosphere.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the Gulf Stream?
A
A deep current
B
A river
C
A climate event
D
A surface current
2) When a vast sheet of warm water moves east toward the coast of South America, which of the following occurs?
A
La Nina
B
El Nino
C
Seasons change
D
Climate changes
3) In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to do which of the following?
A
Sink
B
Curve clockwise
C
Reverse direction
D
Curve counterclockwise
4) What is the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface called?
A
air pressure
B
the Coriolis Effect
C
wind
D
wind chill
5) Which of the folloing is a calm area on Earth's surface where warm air rises?
A
Polar Easterlies
B
Trade Winds
C
Prevailing Westerlies
D
Doldrums
6) Which of the following occurs over a small area
A
The Coriolis Effect
B
Polar Easterlies
C
Sea Breezes
D
Horse Latitudes
7) Which of the following is the part of the water cycle, where water returns to the Earth, usually in the form of rain or snow?
A
sublimation
B
precipitation
C
evaporation
D
condensation
8) Which of the following is the part of the water cycle where water changes from a liquid to a gas?
A
evaporation
B
precipitation
C
condensation
D
sublimation
9) Which of the following is the part of the water cycle where clouds form?
A
sublimation
B
evaporation
C
condensation
D
precipitation
10) Which two conditions are required for cloud formation?
A
cool temperatures and the presence of particles
B
Warm temperatures and the presence of particles
C
High humiditiy and cool temperatures
D
High humidity and warm temperatures
11) Which type of cloud often indicates that a storm is on the way?
A
Cirrocumulus
B
stratus
C
Cirrus
D
nimbostratus
12) What is the dew point?
A
the temperature present in a cloud
B
the temperature present when a storm begins
C
the temperature at which condensation begins
D
the temperature at which frost turns to dew
13) Which of the following is not a type of precipitation?
A
drizzle
B
fog
C
hail
D
sleet
14) Which of the following is not used to prevent flooding?
A
dams
B
levees
C
sandbags
D
irrigation systems
15) WHich of the following is known as a long period of low precipitation?
A
greenhouse effect
B
drought
C
global warming
D
flood
16) Which type of weather technology often carries cameras that can make images of Earth's surface, clouds, storms and snow cover?
A
automated weather station.
B
weather balloon
C
weather satellite
D
computer
17) On a weather map, what do half-circles along a curved line show?
A
the direction a warm front is moving
B
high pressure
C
the direction a cold front is moving
D
light rain
18) On a weather map, what does a line marked with half-circles pointing to one side and triangle pointing ot the other show?
A
mixed rain and snow
B
a cold front
C
an occluded front
D
a stationary front
19) Earth's climate has not been affected by the angle of Earth's axis and the shape of EArth's ellipitical orbit around the sun.
A
False
B
True
20) Scientists have concluded that there have been about five ice ages on Earth during the last two milling years, the last ending about 10,000 years ago.
A
False
B
True
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