Meteorology Test Review

Which of the following describes Continental Polar

• Warm and forms over the ocean
• Warm and forms over land
• Cold and forms over land  
• Cold and forms over the ocean

This type of severe weather only develops when a group of thunderstorms meets over warm, tropical waters

• Thunderstorm
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Lightning

Which of the following describes Continental Tropical     

• Warm and forms over the ocean
• Cold and forms over the ocean
• Cold and forms over land  
• Warm and forms over land

Which of the following describes Maritime Tropical

• Warm and forms over land
• Cold and forms over the ocean
• Warm and forms over the ocean
• Cold and forms over land

Which of the following are Polar Easterlies

• blows from west to east
• Very little or no wind
• blows from east to west
• Blew ships from Europe to America

Mrs. Stittleburg felt an ocean breeze as she sat in her chair at the beach during the day. Why do ocean winds blow toward the beach during the day?

• Air over the beach is warmer, so it rises, and ocean air moves in to replace it.
• Earth’s rotation causes air to blow toward land.
• Ocean air is warmer, so it moves in to replace air over the land.
• The energy of ocean storms pushes air toward shore

The protective ozone layer is found in the

• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesophere

If the word “nimbus” or “nimbo” is in the name of a cloud, this means that

• it is layered/like a blanket
• it will bring precipitation
• it is fluffy/puffy
• it is high up in the sky

What percent of all of the water on Earth is salt water / ocean water?   

• 75%
• 3%
• 97%
• 25%

What percent of the Earth is made up of water?   

• 25%
• 75%
• 3%
• 97%