Semester Exam Review

All weather is energy in motion. Where does this energy come from?

• the water cycle

• the moon's gravity

• the sun's radiation

• heat from the Earth's core

Which of the following explains why there are fewer air molecules at the top of a mountain when compared to that at sea level?

• Air pressure stays the same as altitude increases

• The air is too heavy

• Air pressure decreases as altitude increases

• Air pressure increases as altitude increases

Air always flows from:

• High volume to low volume

• Low density to high density

• Low pressure to high pressure

• High pressure to low pressure

What are global winds?

• Winds that change direction during the day

• Winds that blow from the equator straight down to the poles

• Winds that blow in the same direction over long distances

• Winds that do not get changed by the Coriolis effect.

Warm air:

• Is more dense and falls

• Is less dense and falls

• Is more dense and rises

• Is less dense and rises

What is the source of energy for the Water Cycle?

• Ocean

• Wind

• Moon

• Sun

Snow and hail are examples of:

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

What type of scientist studies weather?

• astronomer

• biologist

• meterologist

• taxonomist

Air masses flow from

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

Jack noticed that a puddle was gone that was there on his walk to school. What happened to the puddle?

• It evaporated.

• It precipitated.

• It melted.

• It condensed.