Wind Quiz

How do jet streams influence the weather? 

• by creating clouds 
• by increasing the moisture in the atmosphere 
• by quickly moving weather from one area to another very quickly 
• by drying out the atmosphere 

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

• high; low
• warm; cool
• cool; warm
• low; high

What happens to air at the equator?

• It rises because it is warm.
• It rises because it is cold.
• It sinks because it is warm.
• It sinks because it is cold.

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west
• north to south
• south to west
• west to east

what is air pressure???

• the pressure of air molucules pushing down on a surface

• the fast movement of wind due to pressure

In the Troposphere as altitude increases temperature___________________; In the Stratosphere as altitude increases temperature_____________________________.

• increases; decreases

• decreases; increases

• increases; stays the same

• what are you talking about?

Warmer air temperatures result in what type of pressure?

• low

• high

• medium

• off the richter scale!

What part of the Earth receives the most amount of the sun's energy?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Choose the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from the ground up.

• stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere, mesosphere

• thermosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• exosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere

what is the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface called?

• air pressure

• windchill

• wind

• The Coriolis Effect