Quiz about Weather and Climate Review

Question 1

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

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wet

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dry

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cold

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warm

Question 2

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

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dry and warm

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wet and cold

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wet and warm

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dry and cold

Question 3

Which type of front is displayed?

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cold

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stationary

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warm

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occluded

Question 4

Which type of front is displayed?

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warm

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cold

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stationary

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occluded

Question 5

When two different air masses collide...

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a front forms

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a new planet eveolves

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they usually become one

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dinosaurs became extinct

Question 6

When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

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warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms

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warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures

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warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures

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cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

Question 7

What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?

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cool and clear skies

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thunderstorms

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warm and humid

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foggy

Question 8

What type of weather would you expect to see after a warm front has passed through an area?

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warm and humid

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cool and clear skies

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thunderstorms

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foggy

Question 9

What direction is the cold front moving on the map?

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Southeast

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Southwest

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Northwest

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Northeast

Question 10

What direction is the warm front moving on the map?

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North

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South

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East

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West

Question 11

One of the factors that are used to help predict weather includes measuring the amount of water vapor in the air. What does this describe?

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humidity

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wind speed

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air pressure

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temperature

Question 12

The table shows the temperatures and precipitation levels predicted to occur in four different cities on the same day. In only one city on this day, it is predicted to snow. Which city will most likely experience snow on this day?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 13

Look at the map and explain what front is located in Texas.

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cold front

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warm front

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occluded front

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stationary front

Question 14

What type of weather is associated with a high pressure system?

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clear skies, calm winds, no precipitation

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rainy, cloudy, storm weather

Question 15

What type of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?

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rain

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hail

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sleet

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snow

Question 16

What are the frozen forms of precipitation? Chose all that apply.

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hail

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sleet

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snow

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rain

Question 17

What is precipitation?

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any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

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solids falling from the sky

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precipitation

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liquids falling from the sky

Question 18

What is wind?

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The movement of air due to pressure differences

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The movement of water due to pressure differences

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The movement of air due to pollution differences

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The movement of water deep in the ocean

Question 19

Air moves from areas of _________ pressure to areas of ________ pressure.

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high, low

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low, high

Question 20

Cold air is _______ dense than warm air.

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more

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less

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the same as

Question 21

Warm air ______ and cold air _____.

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rises, sinks

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sinks, rises

Question 22

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances are called

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Global Winds

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Sea breezes

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Jet Streams

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Land Breezes

Question 23

Three types of global winds are

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Tradewinds

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Polar Easterlies

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Prevailing Westerlies

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Sea Breezes

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Land Breezes

Question 24

The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land is called a

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sea breeze

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land breeze

Question 25

Which absorbs heat faster?

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Land

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Water

Question 26

Air masses are named by these 2 factors

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temperature

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moisture

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density

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speed

Question 27

The ocean currents and the direction that they flow are influenced by

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major wind systems

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land masses

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the Coriolis effect

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salinity

Question 28

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

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snow

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clouds

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air

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vapor

Question 29

Which best explains why runoff is important?

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it returns water to other locations on Earth

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it increases the chance of flooding

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it makes evaporation occur faster

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it increases condensation

Question 30

What is it called when water is changed from a liquid to a gas?

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

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runoff

Question 31

What does groundwater do?

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It sends water to our building, houses, and water transplant places

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to the sky

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to the sun

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to the Earth's surface

Question 32

During which stage do clouds form?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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runoff

Question 33

The _______ is the driving force of the Earth's water cycle.

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sun

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moon

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stars

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core

Question 34

What is the layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

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aquifer

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glacier

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well

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natural spring

Question 35

The amount of water on Earth

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always remains the same

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increases when it rains

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decreases when it evaporates

Question 36

The sun's energy is important to all life on earth. How does light and heat get to the Earth?

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 37

How do the oceans affect our coastal areas?

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Oceans keep land areas warmer in the winter

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Oceans keep land areas colder in the summer

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Oceans keep land areas colder in the winter

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Oceans keep land areas warmer in the summer

Question 38

Air masses that influence weather generally have

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same temperature, pressure and humidity

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same precipitation, humidity, and dew point

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different temperature, pressure, and humidity

Question 39

Climate refers to

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weather in a region over a long period of time

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conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

Question 40

Why do regions near the equator have warmer climates?

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Those areas receive direct rays of sun

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Those areas receive no rays of sun

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Those areas receive indirect rays of sun

Weather and Climate Review

40 questions

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

Which type of front is displayed?

Which type of front is displayed?

When two different air masses collide...

When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?

What type of weather would you expect to see after a warm front has passed through an area?

What direction is the cold front moving on the map?

What direction is the warm front moving on the map?

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