Weather Overview

What part of Earth recieves the most direct sunlight?

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

The Sun's energy causes temperature differences in the globe. In order for the heat to distribute around the globe, wind and ocean currents...

• Move heat
• Destroy heat
• Create heat
• Trap heat

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A High Pressure system generally brings...

• Wet Weather
• Clear Skies
• Thunderstorms
• Tornadoes

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Warm air molecules are

• Less dense and move slow

• Less dense and move fast

• More dense and move slow

• More dense and move fast

What concept is illustrated in the picture?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Both land and sea breezes

• Global Wind Belts

Why does air rise over land at the beach?

• the air is warmed by the sun, it become less dense and rises
• warm air over sea moves in, gets cooler, and rises
• trade winds near the equator blow higher at the beach
• land is cooler than water at the beach, so air repels away from it

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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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This is a warm front. What kind of weather does it bring?

• Snow
• Heavy thunderstorms
• Light rain
• It doesn't change the weather

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What is a front?

• When bad weather comes

• When two air masses meet

• When an air mass moves around the earth

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What type of weather does a cold front bring?

• storms and cold

• sun and cold

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