SC PASS Review 7

What is the name for the wind that blow from the west to the east between 30*N latitude and 60*N latitude? 

• trade
• westerly
• easterly

Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?

• jet stream
• breeze
• westerlies
• trade winds

What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

Which of the following types of fronts is indicated by the image shown and results in disastrous storms?

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front 
• occluded front

What happens to the density (thickness)/ air pressure of the air as you increase in altitude?

• density increases
• density decreases
• density stays the same
• density disappears

Which of the following describes climate?

• day to day conditions
• the temperature outside today
• average conditions over a long period of time
• the forecast for the month

The layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

What is the function of the ozone layer?

• to allow UV rays to get to Earth
• to block UV rays from getting to Earth
• To keep oxygen in
• to allow meteors to get to Earth

The layer of the atmosphere where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

What is C?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff