Grade 10 Climate Revision

A valley experiences a (name)________ wind at night.

Both of the following breezes move up slope....

• katabatic

• anabatic

• valley

• mountain

A frost pocket will form when...

• there is little to no wind in the valley.

• when it is a cloudless night.

• when the temperatures drop below zero.

• All of the above occur.

The __________ facing slope is warmer in the northern hemisphere.

From a climatic perspective, I would live ______ in the southern hemisphere. (must select all correct answers)

• half way up the slope

• in the valley bottom

• on the south facing slope

• on the southern slope of a valley

• on the north facing slope

On a synoptic chart, pressure is represented by...

• isobars

• contour lines

• isohyets

Do you think that spot tests are helping you to gauge your understanding of the work?

• No

• Yes

The unit for pressure on a synoptic charts are....

The precipitation symbol on this weather station model represents:

• hail

• snow

• rain

• fog

The wind speed is _____ knots.