IA2 Meteorology Review Independent Practice

Why is warm dry air deposited at the horse latitudes?

• Cold air is denser than warm air and is pulled by gravitational forces. Air at the Earth's surface is under greater pressure, which causes it to heat up.

• Cold air is less dense than warm air and is pulled by gravitational forces. Air at the Earth's surface is under greater pressure, which causes it to heat up.

• Cold air is less dense than warm air and remains in the upper troposphere. Air at the Earth's surface is under greater pressure, which causes it to heat up.

• Cold air is denser than warm air and is pulled by gravitational forces. Air at the Earth's surface is under greater pressure, which causes it to become colder.

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According to the weather map seen here, we could expect the weather conditions in southern Georgia to include

• cold temperatures, sunny skies

• warm temperatures, sunny skies, and no rain

• cold temperatures, cloudy, some precipitation

• warm temperatures, increasing clouds, and showers

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What conditions would be predicted based on the information in the weather map?

• The advancing mass of cold air creates a low pressure area.

• The high pressure causes cold air to move toward the low pressure areas.

• The cold front advances without bringing any change in the weather

• The cold front advances from an area of high temperature to an area of low pressure

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St. John's Newfoundland and Nantes, France are at the same latitude. Why is Nantes, France warmer than St. John's, Newfoundland?

• St. John's is closer to the North Pole than Nantes.

• Ocean currents carry heat toward Nantes, but not toward St. John's.

• Nantes has many active volcanoes which makes the weather warmer.

• The North Pole is located in St. John's making the place very cold.

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Monsoons are local winds that occur in India, southeast Asia, Australia, western Africa, eastern South America, and Mexico. Which statement best describes a summer monsoon.

• Valleys are warmer than mountains at night, so the cool mountain air sweeps down the mountains into the valleys.

• The land is warmer than the ocean, so ocean wind blows inland for 6 months, bringing rain.

• Land is hotter than ocean during the day, so ocean wind blows inland.

• The land is cooler than the ocean, so winds blow from the Himalayans towards the ocean for 6 months, bringing dry weather.

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Why do areas within the interior of continents have more extreme winters and summers than coastal regions?

• Regions along the coast receive rain throughout the year; regions inland do not.

• Conditions over the oceans change rapidly because water loses or gains heat faster than land.

• A cool breeze constantly blows from the ocean across the land at all times of the year.

• Conditions near the oceans change slowly because water takes more time than land to gain or lose heat.

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What happens when warm moist air travels inland from the ocean and encounters a mountain range?

• The air is forced upward, cools, and loses its precipitation in the form of rain.

• The air reverses and flows back out to the ocean.

• The air goes around the mountain, retaining its moisture.

• The air is forced upward and freezes in the high altitude, causing snow.

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Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?

• temperature and latitude

• temperature and precipitation

• precipitation and humidity

• humidity and air pressure

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Antarctica is cold all the time. What is its climate?

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

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What are the three major climate zones in order from equator to poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical

• temperate, polar, tropical

• tropical, temperate, polar

• polar, tropical, temperate

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