CA1 Review

The process that causes wind and ocean currents is known as...

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Nuclear Energy
• Convection

Which of the following best describes the Coriolis effect?

• The narrow band of high winds near the top of the troposphere

• The movement of wind and water to the right or left that is caused by Earth's rotation.

• The transfer of heat from higher to lower temperature through fluids.

• Steady winds that flow from west to west.

Which type of weather is Dallas, Texas, likely experiencing?

• Thunderstorms
• Clear skies
• Cold temperatures
• Gentle precipitation for days

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly.  This happens because the hurricane:

• gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean
• meets a land breeze
• meets a stronger hurricane moving from land
• no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air?

• The sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere

• The heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air

• The sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other

• The uneven heating of the sun. The sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight

Which symbol represents a warm front on a weather map?

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Warm air _________ and cool air ___________.

• rises/sinks
• sinks/rises

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

• The sun
• The moon
• Solar winds
• The ocean

This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

In which way does weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere move?

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East