Weather Review

What part of Earth recieves the most direct sunlight?

• The Equator
• The Tropics
• The Poles
• North America

A High Pressure system generally brings...

• Wet Weather
• Clear Skies
• Thunderstorms
• Tornadoes

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Atmospheric conditions with short term changes of a certain place and at a certain time is called

• Climate

• Weather

• Both Climate and Weather

Pressure moves from

• Low to High

• High to Low

• It depends on the temperature

• It depends on the wind speed

Warm air molecules are

• Less dense and move slow

• Less dense and move fast

• More dense and move slow

• More dense and move fast

Tools that measure the average kinetic energy of molecules is called

• Hygrometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

Which tool measures air pressure?

• Wind sock

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

A pattern of warm air rising and cooler air sinking is called

• Convention Ride
• Coriolis Effect
• Convection Cell (current)
• Conduction Cell

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What is the MAIN cause of winds?

• humidity
• earth's tilted axis
• the gravitational pull of the moon
• the unequal heating of the earth's surface

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Hot air rises because it is less dense. What does this mean for the air pressure?

• It's lower
• It's higher

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