Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Unit Review Part 2

What is the major cause of winds?

• climatic earthquakes on Earth's surface

• ocean waves

• unequal heating of Earth's surface

• tsunamis

What type of air mass usually forms in region A and moves along the path of the arrow?

• Maritime Tropical Atlantic

• Continental Tropical Desert

• Continental Tropical Mexican

• Maritime Tropical Gulf

Warm air rises because it

• is unaffected by pressure.

• has a higher density than cool air.

• lacks density.

• has a lower density than cool air

Which of the following best describes wind?

• moving air

• moving energy

• moving water

• moving currents

What kind of wind blows cool air from land to water?

• mountain breeze

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• valley breeze

Why are winds that move toward the poles deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?

• because of the greenhouse effect

• because of the Coriolis Effect

• because of interaction with polar easterlies

• because of interaction with the jet streams

Which term refers to a system of winds found north and south of the equator that blows toward the equator from the northeast and southeast?

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

• trade winds

• doldrums

What occurs in the eye region of a hurricane?

• hail storms

• calm air

• strong winds

• torrential rain

Where does the energy that powers a hurricane originate?

• from warm and moist air

• outside subliming water

• outside a stationary front

• from funnel clouds

What protects humans and other organisms from excess UV radiation?

• the asthenosphere

• the ozone layer

• greenhouse gas

• the troposphere