Unit 4 Review

At 60° two circulation systems rub against each other. Cold air from the middle band (30°- 60°) meets warm air from the adjacent band (60°- 90°). What does this interaction between these air masses form?

• Polar Jet Stream

• Coriolis Effect

• Air Pressure

• Wind

Increasing temperatures on Earth are due to the increase in the burning of __________ for energy

• Fossil Fuels

• Water Vapor

• Atmosphere

• Convection Currents

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a _________.

• climate

• storm

• front

• flood

Powerful Hurricanes are a result of increase temperatures in the ocean. What else occurs by these warmer waters?

• Increased air pollution

• Excessive convection currents

• Increased water volume

• Decreased atmosphere

Climate is the weather ___________.

• Closer to the equator

• At the poles

• Of a region averaged over a long period of time

• Changes from day to day

Ocean currents distribute water throughout the Earth. What else do they carry with them?

• Cool ocean currents that transport heat from the poles to the equator

• Warm ocean currents that transport heat from the poles to the equator

• Cool ocean currents that transport heat from the equator to the poles

• Warm ocean currents that transport heat from the equator to the poles

What temperature would you experience quite often is the angle of the Sun's rays are low and your latitude is high?

• Higher temperatures

• Cooler temperatures

• Moderate temperatures

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _______.

• Precipitation and temperature

• Altitude and pressure

• Altitude and temperature

• Pressure and temperature

What is an area's climate determined by?

• The Prime Meridian

• El Niño

• The angle at which the Sun strikes it

• La Niña

Uneven heating causes air to rise and fall in circulation patterns which creates_______

• Wind

• Atmosphere

• Air Patterns