Unit 1 Review

What kind of weather does low-pressure system produce?

• clear weather with no wind

• overcast with wind

• snowy weather

• hot weather

These symbols represent a/an ________

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Which location is most likely experiencing warmer temperatures and higher humidity?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

What city is about to be experiencing a decrease in temperature?

• St. Louis

• Minneapolis

• Atlanta

• Denver

_______ pressure systems are characterized by sinking air.

• High

• Low

_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.

• High

• Low

Choose the best forecast for Los Angeles on Saturday.

• cooler temperatures
• warmer temperatures 
• low pressure
• snow

This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

Which of these terms means scratches in rocks caused by glaciers?

• A. Striations

• B. Stripes

• C. Stratosphere

• D. Stretch marks

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
• Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
• Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
• all of the above