Weather Review

Which of the following are examples of local winds?

• global wind and land breeze

• land breeze and sea breeze

• ocean breeze and global winds

Calm areas near the equator where warm air rises...

• trade winds

• doldrums

• polar easterlies

• land breeze

Sea breezes occur during the ___ producing winds over the ______.

• day - water

• night - land

The Coriolis effect causes winds to blow in a straight line.

• True

• False

These winds blow from east to west and were a favorite among sailors long ago to sale goods.

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• westerlies

• doldrums

Which type of pressure system is shown by this symbol and what type of weather does it bring?

• high pressure bringing fair weather

• low pressure bringing fair weather

• high pressure bringing rainy or stormy weather

• low pressure bringing rainy or stormy weather

What type of weather will Texas will be experiencing?

• Stationary front with rain and thunderstorms.

• Warm front with rain.

• Cold front with thunderstorms and possible tornadoes.

• Occluded front with thunderstorms and tornadoes.

A hurricane forms over warm ocean waters.

• True

• False

If the temperature is 78* what type of precipitation would fall?

• snow

• rain

• sleet

• hail

Which type of cloud would you expect to see on Monday, Memorial Day?

• cumulus

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrostratus