Weather 3 Test Review

Convection currents near bodies of water can cause local winds known as___. 

• the greenhouse effect
• climate zones
• the Coriolis effect
• land and sea breezes

Sea and land breezes are caused because ___. 

• land heats and cools more slowly than water
• land heats and cools more quickly than water
• air moves more easily over water than over land
• air moves more easily over land than over water

The ___ is caused by the Earth’s rotation. 

• jet stream
• Coriolis effect
• sea breeze
• land breeze

The ___ are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United   States and Canada. 

• polar winds
• trade winds
• prevailing westerly winds
• sea breezes

The process which involves gases in the atmosphere absorbing and retaining the energy radiated from land and ocean surfaces is known as _______________________. 

• the greenhouse effect
• the Coriolis effect
• climate zones
• global winds

Steady winds between the equator and 30 degrees latitude are known as ___. 

• prevailing westerly winds
• polar winds
• trade winds
• sea breezes

Not all areas on Earth’s surface receive the same amount of the sun’s rays because Earth’s surface ___. 

• is flat
• is curved
• has continents on it
• is mostly water

Moderate temperatures are characteristic of ___. 

• the polar region
• the tropical region
• the temperate region
• both the polar and tropical region

If there were no Greenhouse Effect, Earth’s surface would ___. 

• be too hot for life to exist
• be all water
• be too cold for life to exist
• not be affected

The rays of the sun strike Earth most directly ___. 

• at the poles
• in the temperate region
• over the oceans
• at the equator