Weather & Climate Review

Why does a sandy beach cool faster than the ocean?

• sand does not cool faster than the ocean

• the ocean has a lower specific heat and cools faster

• the ocean has a higher specific heat and cools slower

• the sand has a lower specific heat and cools faster

Why are the poles colder than any other area on Earth?

• They absorb too much solar radiation.

• They reflect too much solar radiation.

• They receive the most amount of solar radiation.

• They receive the least amount of solar radiation.

What causes land and sea breezes?

• They form because land heats and cools faster than the ocean.

• They form when the ocean heats up faster than land.

• A giant space fan blows across Earth's surface.

• They form when there is an equal amount of heat on land and in the ocean.

What causes the Coriolis effect?

• Earth's tides

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth's magnetic core

• Earth's atmosphere

Which way does air move in a low pressure system?

• air rises

• air sinks

• air stays in place

Define a warm front.

• Two cold air masses trap a warm air mass between them.

• Cold air pushes under warm air.

• Warm air glides over cold air.

• Warm air and cold air push against each other but don't move.

What kind of weather does a warm front create?

• fog with no precipitation

• a wide blanket of clouds and rain

• clear skies

• intense precipitation and thunderstorms

Which way does air move in a high pressure system?

• air rises

• air sinks

• air stays in place

What kind of weather does a cold front create?

• fog with no precipitation

• a wide blanket of clouds and rain

• clear skies

• intense precipitation and thunderstorms

Define a cold front.

• Two cold air masses trap a warm air mass between them.

• Cold air pushes under warm air.

• Warm air glides over cold air.

• Warm air and cold air push against each other but don't move.