Local Climate

Frost pockets form where the cold air ____________________ to the valley floor

• subsides

• subdues

• subdivides

• swooshes

A temperature inversion occur when .........

• Temperatures increase with an increase in altitude.

• Temperatures decrease with an increase altitude

• Temperatures remain constant with an increase in altitude

• Temperatures decrease with an decrease in altitude

Slope aspect is....................

• the angle of a slope relative to the valley fllor

• the angle of a slope relative to opposite slope

• the angle at which the sun's rays strike a slope

• the angle at which the sun's rays strike tall buildings in the city

Radiation fog occurs when.....

• the valley gets a gust of wind and radiates fog

• the valley sides are warmed by terrestrial radiation causing it to condense and form fog

• the valley floor cools the air in contact with it causing it to condense and form fog.

• the valley floor warms during the morning causing condesation and a cloud forms.

Anabatic winds blow......

• upslope at during the night

• upslope in the afternoon

• downslope during the night

• downslope in the afternoon.

What kind of weather is a high-pressure system most likely to bring?

• Clear, sunny weather

• Hot, sunny weather

• Precipitation (rain and snow)

• Light breezes

What role do oceans play in hurricane formation?

• they provide cool, dense water
• warm water supplies energy to hurricanes
• warm ocean water slows hurricane formation
• cold ocean water supplies energy to hurricanes

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• difference in oxygen

• differences in the thermosphere

What causes differences in air pressure?

• even heating of the Earth

• Even cooling of the earth

• uneven heating of the earth

• global warming

Local winds blow over:

• short distances

• long distances

• the poles

• the equator