Unit 8 Climatic Interactions Review

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

What is a hurricane's energy source?

• warm water
• cold water
• wind
• warm air

Where do most hurricanes develop?

• Middle of the United States
• Near the Equator
• Near Canada and Alaska
• Antarctica

Ocean currents have an affect on which two things

• climate and weather
• temperature and density
• land and sea
• equator and poles

What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere? 

• Unequal heating of the Earth by the sun.
• The rotation of the Earth
• Moon's gravity
• continental deflection

Where does the intial source of energy come from that creates winds and thus surface currents?

• The moon
• The sun
• The wind
• The rotation of the Earth

What causes a sea breeze?

• even heating and cooling of land and sea
• uneven heating and cooling of land and sea
• rain falling over land and sea
• snow falling over land and sea

This type of front can bring strong storms

• cold
• warm
• stationary
• occluded