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Where do warm ocean currents come from?
a) The bottom of the ocean.
b) Around the poles
c) From the North pole and the South pole
d) From the area around the Equator
What kind of weather do we associate with a high pressure system?
a) Clear skies
b) Snow and rain
c) It will be the same as a low pressure system
d) No clouds in the sky
Why is warm fresh water less dense than cold salt water?
a) Because the salt takes up so much room.
b) Because the cold water is made of different types of molecules
c) Because the warm water has molecules that are spread out thus having less of them in the same amount of space.
d) Because the salt water is colder
What three things could cause an ocean current?
a) Coriolis effect, wind, differences in density of water due to temperature and amount of salt
b) The wind, boats, swimmers
c) Falling rocks, people throwing items in the water and oil wells
d) Ocean currents are not caused, they just are
The prevailing westerlies are
a) Winds that come from the eastern area and blow toward the west
b) Winds that blow on the Sahara Dessert
c) Winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees that blow from west to east
d) Winds that only blow in the United States
When a cold air mass creeps up on a warm air mass and starts to climb over it what kind of front results?
a) A warm front
b) A cold front
c) An occluded front
d) A stationary front
Which area of Earth receives the most solar radiation?
a) The north pole
b) The south pole
c) North America continent
d) The equator
What causes a rain shadow?
a) There is no such thing as a rain shadow
b) The raindrops are large enough and heavy enough to create shadows
c) The clouds create a shadow on the ground
d) The area on one side of mountains and it receives less rainfall than the other side
Weather is
a) The weather that happened over the last 2 years
b) The weather that is happening now
c) The weather on a long term average basis
d) The weather but only when it snows
What are two things that are used to determine climate of an area
a) The number of people living there
b) The amount of precipitation and the temperatures
c) The number of animal species that inhabit the area
d) The people living there vote on the climate
Climate is
a) The weather that is happening now
b) The weather that happened over the last 2 years
c) The weather on a long term average basis
d) The weather but only when it snows
How do the oceans affect Coastal towns?’
a) It makes them cold due to the water.
b) It makes the weather more constant
c) It makes the weather hot due to the water
d) They do not affect coastal towns
What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
a) It may bring wind
b) It may bring heavy rainstorms
c) It may bring thunderstorms.
d) All of the above
What is one of the effects of Earth’s rotation?
a) The Criminal Code
b) The Equator
c) The Coriolis effect
d) The Graham effect
What kind of weather does a warm front usually bring?
a) Stormy weather
b) A bright sunshiny day
c) A winter ice storm
d) A cold spell
How does air move?
a) From lower pressure to higher pressure
b) From higher pressure to lower pressure
c) From right to left
d) From left to right
Does water or the land heat up faster?
a) The land
b) The water
c) Neither heats faster
d) They warm the same
Does land or water cool down the fastest?
a) Land
b) Water
c) They cool at the same rate
d) Neither cools, they stay hot
A sea breeze happens when the wind blows the air from where to where?
a) From the land to the sea
b) From the sea to the land
c) From the polar area to the continents below
d) From the equator to the areas above it
A land breeze happens when the wind blows the air from where to where?
a) From the land to the sea
b) From the sea to the land
c) From the polar area to the continents below
d) From the equator to the areas above it
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