Oceans and Weather

Look in the top right corner for the X. What could cause this location (Stavanger, Norway) to have a warmer climate than the rest of Norway?

• Stavanger is the southernmost city
• the Gulf Stream current carries warm water to the Stavanger area
• the Arctic current carries cold water toward Norway
• there is no sea ice in the region to create the cold, deep ocean currents

-air mass is "pushed" to the ground (sinks)
-not a cloud in the sky
-nice day (clear and sunny)
-rotation to the right

• high pressure air mass
• low pressure air mass

What type of currents create cooler climates in coastal areas that would normally be much warmer?

• warm, surface currents
• warm, deep currents
• cold, surface currents
• cold, deep currents

Hurricanes

• begin as a group of thunderstorms moving over tropical ocean water
• die in colder water or over land because they lose their source of energy
• have a center called the eye
• all of these

Both Iceland and Greenland are countries just below the Arctic Circle. Why does Iceland have a warmer climate than Greenland?

• elevation
• surface currents
• latitude
• precipitation

What is one of the effects of the uneven heating of Earth?

• Global warming
• solar flares
• wind
• latitudes and longitudes

Earth's weather is primarily caused by ...

• drifting of Earth's crustal plates
• gravitational attraction of the Moon
• uneven heating of Earth's surface
• changing distance between Earth and the Sun

The fronts shown on the weather map below are best described as ...

• boundaries between different air masses
• boundaries between different wind belts
• areas experiencing clear skies and light winds
• areas experiencing extremely warm air temperatures

Thunderstorms are more common in some places than others. Why are there more thunderstorms in Florida than California?

• Florida is smaller than California
• air in Florida is more stable that the air in California
• the air above Florida hold less moisture than the air above California
• ocean currents near Florida are warmer than the ocean currents near California

The weather map show the weather conditions for one day across the United States. Which city will most likely have decreasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

• Denver, because it's raining there
• Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching
• Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching
• Houston, because it is a high-pressure area