Chapter 6 CPO Test

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and water

• True

• False

Weather events tend to happen when two air masses that are alike interact.

• True

• False

When a given amount of water vapor is present in the air and the air temperature drops, the relative humidity increases.

• True

• False

The Sun is the major energy source for weather events on Earth.

• True

• False

Large bodies of water decrease the surrounding land temperature.

• True

• False

Conduction cells form because Earth’s rotation and convection prevent all of the air from traveling the entire way from the poles to the equator

• True

• False

As distance from the equator increases, the amount of direct sunlight increases.

• True

• False

A __________________________ is created when warm air over the land rises and creates low pressure.

• Coriolis Effect

• thermal

• Sea Breeze

• tornado

A __________________________ occurs when warmer air over the sea rises and creates low pressure

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• hurricane

• Coriolis Effect

The bending of air and water currents as a result of Earth’s rotation is known as the _________________________.

• air mass

• Coriolis Effect

• wind

• jet stream