Weather Pt. 1

Gravity plays a major role in the global movement of water in which of the following processes?

• water flowing in rivers and streams

• water vapor rising into the atmosphere

• the shifting of ocean currents as they strike land

• the expansion of water as it turns into ice

Which of the following processes contributes most to the movement of water from land to the atmosphere?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• crystallization

When developing a model of the cycling of water between land, ocean, and atmosphere, one must include the forces that propel the water. For the model, these forces would be which of the following?

• polar ice caps and oceans

• rivers, streams, and tributaries

• plants, animals, and human activity

• the Sun's radiation and gravity

The processes of evaporation and condensation are similar in that....

• they both only occur in area with high winds

• they both occur when heated by the energy from the Sun

• they both occur when water is moved between land to the ocean

• they both involve water changing its state of matter

This shows a concept map for the cycling of water in Earth's system. Which of the following would be a correct label of one of the arrows in the concept map?

• X= crystallization

• W= precipitation

• Y= transpiration

• Z= evaporation

The graph shows the rainfall in Florida. What season gets the most rain?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

Differences in water temperature in the ocean create movement because –

• as water heats up, the atoms of water move faster.

• warm water is pulled more by gravity than cold water.

• warm and cold water mix and reach the same temperature.

• bodies of water at different temperatures have different densities.

The energy of the Sun drives a general trend in ocean water movement from the Equator outward towards the poles. The actual global pattern of ocean currents, however, is a more complicated series of rotating systems as shown in the map provided. Which of the following describes the features that change the general trend of ocean water movement into the actual pattern we see?

• Earth’s rotation and arrangement of continents

• Global patterns of fishing and sailing

• Gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon

• concentration of dissolved salt and minerals

A map of average sea surface temperatures over the entire Earth is provided. Warm water is less dense than cold water. Based on this information and the map provided, it could be predicted that, as a general trend, ocean water will –

• rise at the Equator.

• be less dense at the poles.

• flow from west to east.

• be warmer near the continents.

The Canary Current is an ocean current that moves in a southwesterly direction along the northeast edge of Africa. Based on this information, one can predict that the winds above the ocean in this area blow mostly in what direction?

• Towards the northwest

• Towards the southwest

• Towards the southeast

• Towards the northeast