Module 6 Review Lesson

Module 6 Review

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6.01 Atmosphere

• Layers of the Atmosphere

• Temperature changes with increase in altitude

• How the sun drives atmospheric processes

• How atmospheric currents transport matter and transfer energy

  • Conduction, convection, and radiation

Multiple Choice

What layer of the atmosphere is layer #1?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Multiple Choice

What layer of the atmosphere is layer #2?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Multiple Choice

What layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Multiple Choice

In our atmosphere as altitude increases, density will ____________.

• Increase

• Decrease

Multiple Choice

What layer protects us from the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun?

• Troposphere

• Greenhouse Gases

• Ionosphere

• Ozone Layer

Multiple Choice

Movement of heat from one material to another through direct contact.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

Multiple Choice

Movement of heat through the movement of warming or cooling liquids or gases.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

Multiple Choice

Which point on Earth will get the most heat from the sun due to solar radiation?

• A

• B

6.02 Weather

• Factors that influence weather

  • Temperature

  • Pressure

  • Humidity

  • Wind

  • Clouds

  • Precipitation

• Examine patterns in data to determine which factors influence weather at locations around Earth

  • Air masses, fronts, and pressure systems

Multiple Choice

At warmer temperatures, liquid water molecules move faster and turn into water vapor that stays in the air. This moisture in the air is called ___.

• precipitation

• humidity

• air mass

• front

Multiple Choice

What weather instrument is used to measure air pressure in a weather event like a hurricane?

• anemometer

• sling psychrometer

• barometer

• thermometer

Multiple Choice

What causes warm air to rise? 

• The fact that it's less dense than cold air

• The fact that it weighs more than cold air

• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air

• The fact that it's more dense than cold air

Multiple Select

Check all weather associated with a high pressure system.

• sunny

• clear skies

• calm winds

• warm, moist air

Multiple Select

Check all weather associated with a low pressure system.

• warm, humid air

• strong winds

• cloudy, stormy skies

• sunny, clear skies

Multiple Choice

What kind of pressure system is South of Panama City Beach?

• high

• low

• warm front

• cold front

Multiple Select

What are the three things that describe a high pressure system? Check all that apply.

• air cools

• air becomes more dense

• air sinks

• air rises

• air warms

Multiple Choice

What type of pressure system is modeled in the picture?

• high

• low

Multiple Choice

What does this weather map symbol represent?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Multiple Choice

What kind of weather is generally associated with a cold front?

• heavy rain possible thunderstorms

• sunny skies

• warmer air temperature

• no wind

Multiple Choice

The short term state of the atmosphere including temperature, humidity and wind.

• thunderstorm

• climate

• weather

• hurricane

Multiple Choice

What type of pressure system does the model represent?

• low pressure system

• high pressure system

Multiple Choice

River of air that moves weather systems.

• local winds

• continental winds

• jet stream

• equatorial winds

Multiple Choice

What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude

• Shock waves from clouds

• Differences in air temperature and pressure

• The rotation of earth

Open Ended

What type of front?

Explanation Slide...

This is a warm front. The warm air mass is moving into the cold air mass, rising above it due to its lower density.

6.03 Oceans and Weather Patterns

• Examine models of ocean circulation.

• Describe how energy and water move throughout the oceans.

  • Surface currents

  • Deep ocean currents - thermocline circulation

• Explain the relationship between ocean circulation and weather patterns.

  • Current's connection to weather

  • El Nino, La Nina

Multiple Choice

Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents

• Convection Currents

• Surface Currents

• Wave Currents

Multiple Choice

Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect

• Cold and Warm Water

• Convection

• Wind

Multiple Choice

The Coriolis Effect changes a currents path due to Earth's

• Winds
• Cooling
• Heating
• Rotation

Multiple Choice

Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

Multiple Choice

Currents release heat energy and this can affect an area's

• Oxygen

• Climate

• Upwelling

• Sunlight

Multiple Choice

Warm water is ________ dense and _________ than cold water

• More, Heavier

• Less, Heavier

• Less, Lighter

• More, Lighter

Multiple Select

Which of the following will decrease ocean salinity:

• Evaporation

• Sea ice formation

• Precipitation (Rain)

• Runoff

• Icebergs melting

Multiple Choice

______ causes deep ocean currents

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• wind

• density differences

Multiple Choice

Gyres in the southern hemisphere are surface currents that turn _________ due to the Coriolis Effect.

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• toward the right

• toward the bottom of the ocean

Multiple Choice

The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean produced by wind and the Coriolis effect

• California Current

• Upwelling

• Gyre

• Global Conveyor Belt

Multiple Select

Which factors cause gyres?

• prevailing winds

• salinity

• shape of the ocean basin

• Coriolis effect

Multiple Choice

What does El Niño and La Niña's effect on ocean circulation heavily depend on?

• Salt

• Humans

• Marine life

• Wind Patterns

Multiple Choice

What does ENSO stand for?

• Emergency National Security Organization

• El Niño Southern Oscillation

• El Niño Southbound Oscillation

• El Niño Silver Oyster

Multiple Choice

What are the conditions for El Niño and La Niña?

• El Niño has colder waters and La Niña has warmer waters

• El Niño and La Niña both have warmer waters

• El Niño has warmer waters and La Niña has colder waters

• El Niño and La Niña both have cooler waters

Multiple Choice

An El Niño occurs when trade winds drop or even reverse

• True

• False

6.04 Severe Weather

• Examine severe weather phenomena that result from specific atmospheric conditions.

  • Characteristics of thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis.

• Explore how Earth's interior processes impact surface processes and severe weather.

Multiple Choice

Thunderstorm clouds are known as _____.

• cirrus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

Multiple Choice

The most dangerous aspect of a hurricane that comes ashore is the ________.

• storm surge

• eye wall

• wind speed

• rainfall

Multiple Choice

About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

• Tornado Paradise

• Thunderstorm Lane

• Tornado Alley

• Hurricane Row

Multiple Choice

What are large thunderstorms that have winds already in rotation called?

• supercells

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

Multiple Choice

What fuels a hurricane's strength?

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Warm Water

• Cold Water

Multiple Choice

How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane?

• Tornadoes never form when there is rain, while hurricanes always form with rain.

• Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure

• Tornadoes form in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere 

• Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water

Multiple Choice

What happens if a hurricane moves over land or cold ocean water?

• it will get stronger

• it will get weaker

• it will upgrade its category

• it will morph into a typhoon

6.05 Living with Weather

• Examine the cause and effect relationships between weather and features of human societies.

• Describe how natural hazards have altered human activity.

• Describe how evidence allows for distinction between causal and correlational relationships between environmental factors and human activity.

• Early warning systems and how they have saved lives.

Multiple Choice

Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Wildfire 

• Tsunami 

Rachel Roland

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ASU Prep Digital
Arizona State University
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