Level-Up WEEK 4- Weather and Climate

Multiple Choice

The pattern of ________ in an area over a long period of time is called ________.

• weather, global warming

• climate, global warming

• climate, weather

• weather, climate

Match

Match the following

• Increases with Latitude

• Decreases with Elevation

• Decreases near bodies of water

• Decreases with Latitude

Extremes of day and night lenght

Temperature

Seasonal extremes of climate

Duration of warm seasons

• Extremes of day and night lenght

• Temperature

• Seasonal extremes of climate

• Duration of warm seasons

Multiple Choice

Surface winds on Earth are primarily caused by differences in

• Air density due to unequal heating of Earth's surface

• Ocean wave heights during the tidal cycle

• Rotational speeds of Earth's surface at various latitudes

• Distance from the Sun during the year

Match

Match the global wind with the description

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Horse Latitudes and Doldrums

Blow to the west near the poles

Blow to the east in mid-latitudes

Blow to the west in the tropics

Areas with little wind

• Blow to the west near the poles

• Blow to the east in mid-latitudes

• Blow to the west in the tropics

• Areas with little wind

Multiple Choice

Which of the following weather forecasts is reasonable?

• Next week will be warmer than this week.

• A high pressure system is moving into the area.

• Tomorrow will be sunnier than today.

• A low pressure system is moving into the area.

Multiple Choice

In which approximate direction is the warm front in the upper left of the weather map moving?

• west

• north

• east

• south

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how thunderstorms form?

• Convection currents cause cirrus clouds to become wider, resulting in less energy in the clouds than in the surrounding air.

• Convection currents cause cumulus clouds to become taller, resulting in more energy in the clouds than in the surrounding air.

• Downdrafts resulting from evaporation cause cirrus clouds to become taller, resulting in more energy in the clouds than in the surrounding air.

• Downdrafts resulting from evaporation cause cumulus clouds to become wider, resulting in less energy in the clouds than in the surrounding air.

Multiple Choice

Erie, Pennsylvania, experiences lake-effect snow in the fall when cold winds from the northwest move across warmer lake water. The air absorbs water vapor from the lake and then deposits it as snow to the east and southeast of the lake. During some winters, the surface of Lake Erie freezes solid. Which statement describes how this event would most likely change lake-effect snow in Erie, Pennsylvania?

• Winds blowing from the lake and into Erie would stop because the lake cannot lose heat when frozen.

• The weather in Erie would include excessive snow, wind, and freezing temperatures because the lake would be unable to absorb energy from the air.

• Condensation would increase, producing an increase in the amount of snowfall in Erie because the lake would remain at a constant temperature when frozen.

• Evaporation from the lake would essentially stop, causing less water to be in the surrounding air, which would result in a decrease in the amount of snowfall in Erie.