Unit 6 Weather and Climate Review

According to the graph, which two months in 2001 had the most tornadoes?

• April and May

• May and July

• May and June

• June and July

Warm air from a large body of water rapidly moves into a land area of cold air. Which weather event is MOST LIKELY to occur where the two air masses meet?

• low humidity

• clear sky

• low humidity

• thunderstorm

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How are air masses classified?

• temperature and pressure

• by pressure and humidity

• by temperature and density

• by temperature and humidity

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A rapidly moving cold air mass meets a slowly moving warm air mass and forms a front. What will most likely occur at this front?

• The two air masses will mix together.

• The warm air will slide under the cold air. The cold air will rise and get warmer.

• Cold air will slide under the warm air. Warm air will rise and cool. Clouds will form.

• The less dense warm air will sink and cool. Clouds will form.

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Predict what type of climate would be the most likely in an area located in the interior of a large continent, on the east side of a major mountain range. Winds in the area commonly blow from west to east.

• dry

• polar

• temperate marine

• tropical rainy

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What two major factors are usually used to classify climates?

• precipitation and altitude

• temperature and air pressure

• temperature and precipitation

• air pressure and humidity

What is one major result at Earth's surface of ozone depletion in the stratosphere?

• an increase in the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface

• a decrease in the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface

• an increase in global temperatures

• a decrease in global temperatures

Look at the diagram. Although they are only a few kilometers apart, Location B receives nearly three times as much precipitation as Location A. What is the best explanation for this fact?

• location B is in a rain shadow

• location B is near a mountain top

• location A is dried by prevailing winds

• location A is much colder than location B

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Which of the following is NOT a main factor that influences temperature?

• lattitude

• ocean currents

• distance from large bodies of water

• the presence of mountains

Suppose that you are a scientist studying tree rings in a cross-section of an ancient tree. What could several narrow tree rings in a row tell you about the climate when those rings were formed?

• The weather was cold and wet during those years.

• The weather was hot and dry during those years.

• The weather was very cool and very dry during those years.

• The weather was very hot and very wet during those years.