Unit 7 - Weather and Climate Change

Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.

• Coriolis Effect
• Greenhouse Effect
• Climate Effect
• Atmosphere Effect

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What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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Temperature and precipitation that changes day to day is called________.

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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Warm air rising and cold air sinking is due to

• Conduction

• Convection

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The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

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Where do MARITIME air masses form?

• Over water

• Over land

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Where do CONTINENTAL air masses form?

• Over water

• Over land

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Which type of air mass brings WARM and DRY weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

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Which type of air mass bring COLD and WET weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

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Which air mass would be classified as Maritime Polar (mP)?

• purple

• green

• blue

• yellow

• red

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