Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The climate of Hawaii is cooler during the summer than the climate of other places in the same latitudes. This is MOST LIKELY a direct result of

climate change
plate tectonics
ocean temperatures
the Coriolis Effect

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A storm that gets its energy from humid air at the ocean’s surface is called a

cyclone
hurricane
thunderstorm
tornado

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The large winds that circle the Earth occur because the equator

has less energy than the sun
is warmer than the south and north pole
is perpendicular to the sun's rays
is where the Earth bulges slightly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On the coast, strong sea breezes move cool air into the land to replace warm, rising air. This often causes

hurricanes
cyclones
thunderstorms
tornadoes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun's energy creates pressure differences which causes the

formation of clouds
generation of winds
occurrence of lightning
increase in humidity

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The formation of hurricanes, storms, and other weather events require energy. The original energy source for all of these events is which type of energy?

wind energy
solar energy
geothermal energy
ocean waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the winter of 2017, massive tornadoes occurred in the states of Alabama and Georgia, two states that ARE NOT in tornado alley. If the conditions for a tornado are predictable, how could these tornadoes have formed in these two states?

Warm, moist Pacific coast air meets cold, Atlantic coast air.
Arctic, Canadian air meets west moving air from the cold Atlantic coast.
Warm, moist Gulf coast air meets cold, dry continental air moving down from Canada.
A northeastern air mass drops down into the southern states bringing precipitation.

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