Weather and climate revision

Which of the statements describes differential heating?

• The angle the suns rays reach the earth and the thickness of atmosphere affect the heat energy recieved

• The suns rays reach the earth at a constant angle which gives an even amount of heat energy, except at the north and south pole when it is dark in winter.

• Mountains recieve more heat energy as they are closer to the sun and there is less distance to travel through the atmosphere.

Which latitudes are the Hadley cells found

• 30 to 60 degrees

• 0 to 30 degrees

• 60 - 90 degrees

• 90 - 120 degrees

Which statement is true about climate at the equator?

• There is high pressure so, where air sinks so it is hot and dry but rains at night

• The winds blow from the north usually making it cold and dry

• The hot air rises giving low pressure, clouds and heavy rain

• Hot air blows from ocean areas and gathers moisture from the trees to create rain

Which one is evidence for climate change?

• Forest fires

• Carbon dioxide emissions

• Volcanic eruptions

• Ice cores

Which of the following is a warm ocean current

• Peru Current

• Labrador current

• California current

• Gulf stream

What are Milankovich cycles

• A series of dry periods caused by ocean currents

• The changes in the earth's axis (wobble and tilt) and orbit over thousands of years

• A brand of expensive mountain bike

• The year change in seasons in the southern hemisphere giving rainy seasons

The scale used to measure tropical storms is called?

• The Richter scale

• The Saffir Simpson scale

• The Relph Haslop scale

• The storm surge scale

How many people died in Hurricane Sandy

• 53

• 556

• 5200

• 286

How many people were left homless in Typhoon Haiyan?

• 500,000

• 900,000

• 1.9 million

• 8.3 million

Which tropical storm had 8.5 million homes left without power?

• Hurricane Sandy

• Typhoon Haiyan

• Storm Desmond