Global winds, air masses, atmosphere

Rising air causes what?

• Sunny skies

• Drought conditions

• Clouds

• No changes

Where is the ozone layer

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What kind of radiation does Ozone stop?

• Gamma rays

• Ultra violet rays

• X-rays

• Radio waves

Why would the Gulf Stream have clouds over it?

• Cold water makes air above it fall

• Cold water moving quickly makes clouds

• Warm water moving quickly makes clouds

• Warm water evaporates, making clouds

What kind of air mass would form over northern Canada?

• mT

• mP

• cT

• cP

Where is the Jet Stream

• East to west, very high

• West to east, a low level wind

• Near the equator, west to east

• Over the Gulf Stream

• West to east, very high

Which of these is a tornado warning?

• Conditions are right for a tornado

• A tornado has been indicated by weather RADAR

• The sky is greenish, and cloudy

• There is hail

What gas is LEAST abundant in the atmoshere?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

What is the only layer of the atmosphere that can have weather?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Where are the "Horse Latitudes"

• 0º

• 30º

• 60º

• 90º