Weather Review Quiz OLD

Earth’s land areas, oceans, and atmosphere maintain fairly constant average temperatures. What is the best explanation for these constant average temperatures?

• Earth’s Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere have opposite seasons.

• The revolution of the Earth around the sun.

• The continuous motion of air and water distributes the sun’s energy.

• Global weather systems generally move from west to east.

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If the air mass over the northeast part of Texas is an area of low pressure, the weather residents can expect will be __________ and ___________.

• warm and dry

• warm and stormy

• cool and stormy

• cool and dry

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the atmospheric patterns that influence local weather?

• High and low pressure systems and warm and cold fronts always move from east to west across the globe bringing temperature changes and precipitation.

• Local weather is determined by the temperature of the different layers of the atmosphere.

• As the temperature of air changes, the pressure of the air also changes. This difference causes convection of air masses, resulting in high and low pressure systems and warm and cold fronts that move across the globe.

• Air masses over warm bodies of water bring high pressure systems to coastal regions.

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Which symbol above represents warm, less dense air sliding over the cold, more dense air? Usually moves fairly slow and brings steady rain.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What would a meteorologist label on a weather map for cooler, dense air close to the surface of the Earth surrounded by winds flowing in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere; generally bringing dry conditions and fair skies as?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Many United States weather maps throughout the year will look similar to the one above. Which explanation best describes the cause of this phenomenon?

• Evaporation of cooler or warmer ocean water creates fronts that approach the United States from both coasts.

• The west coast of the United States is normally colder than the east coast.

• Ocean waves cause movement in the air masses in the same direction.

• The unique shape of the United States land mass cause these weather patterns to occur regularly.

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Why do our ocean currents, winds and hurricanes all curve instead of moving in a straight line when they are trying to move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure?

• gravity

• Coriolis effect

• air pressure

• convection currents

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What role does the ocean play in Texas weather?

• Most of the precipitation that falls on Texas originates from water evaporated from oceans.

• Waves along the Texas coast create warm fronts that cause changes in the weather.

• Hot and dry conditions in the Texas panhandle are caused by uneven heating of the ocean surface.

• High pressure air masses over Texas originate as high pressure air masses over the Atlantic Ocean.

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What abnormally cooling and warming of the Pacific Ocean causes patterns of change in weather patterns worldwide?

• air pressure

• surface currents

• El Nino & La Nina

• Coriolis effect

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This type of breeze forms during the day because the ______ heats up faster than the ________.

• ocean; land

• land; ocean

• cool air; warm air

• cool air; land

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