Weather and climate revision

When the solar angle is ______, the sun's rays are more concentrated on the area.

• lower

• higher

________ radiation that is emitted by the earth is absorbed by greenhouse gases.

• shortwave

• longwave

How are coastal areas affected by maritime effect?

During the night, the ______ of clouds allows more of the heat radiated from the earth's surface to escape into space.

• absence

• presence

________ rain occurs when warm, moist air is forced to rise over landforms such as a mountain range.

• Convectional

• Relief

Air pressure is __________ at sea level and ______ at higher altitudes.

• higher, lower

• lower, higher

Air from central Asia moves to the Indian Sub-continent and Central Asia. As the winds cross the Equator, the Coriolis effect deflects the wind to the right. What monsoon is this?

• Northeast monsoon

• Southwest monsoon

Four distinct seasons, mild winters, cool summers, large annual temperature range. These are characteristics of which climatic type?

• cool temperate

• monsoon

• equatorial

Curved bands of clouds surrounding the eyewall of a cyclone are known as ________ clouds.

• thunderstorm

• cirrus

• cumulus

Which is NOT a characteristic of the eye of a cyclone?

• calm

• absence of clouds

• presence of clouds