What is true about hurricanes?

Need rotational winds to develop

Need area of low pressure to form

What do large concentric circles represent on a weather map?

Areas that show equal amounts of air pressure

The direction a front is moving

Areas that show equal temperatures

When cold air is at the tops of mountains, the air ______

will flow toward areas of lower pressure in valleys.

will flow toward areas of higher pressure in valleys.

is considered to be less dense than warmer air.

is considered to be free of oxygen atoms.

Which of these statements best describes temperature as elevation in the atmosphere increases?

Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the troposphere.

Temperature remains constant with elevation in the thermosphere.

Temperature remains constant with elevation in the mesosphere

Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the stratosphere.

Which statement is true about density and temperature?

Cold water is denser than warm water

Warm water is denser than cold water

Warm and cold water have equal densities

Density and temperature are unrelated

What role does the Sun play in the formation of convection currents?

The Sun heats the Earth unequally and causes heat to rise and fall in the atmosphere and ocean

The Sun’s radiation moves through the atmosphere and causes wind

The Sun does not play a role in convection currents

The Sun heats up the oceans and less dense water sinks to the bottom

Atmospheric greenhouse gases help heat the atmosphere by ____.

absorbing infrared radiation released by Earth

increasing the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth.

storing energy produced by human activity.

increasing the average density of air.

Short-term state of the atmosphere

Short-term temperatures of the surface water

Long-term temperatures in a region

Long-term state of the atmosphere

When air rises over the open ocean, a low pressure system is formed. Which factor increases the potential of a low pressure system developing into a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere?

warm water temperatures in the tropics

cool ocean currents circulating towards the equator

increased volcanic activity in the upper latitudes

cold air moving south from the North Pole

How do convection currents cause ocean currents?

Water that is heated by the Sun loses energy and becomes more dense and sinks.

The heat from the Moon causes the Earth to heat unequally.

The convection currents in the mantle heat up the water

Water that is heated by the Sun loses energy and becomes less dense and sinks

Which of the following can cause an increase in the density of air?

The air becomes cool in the upper atmosphere

The air becomes hot in the upper atmosphere

What do surface currents and convection currents have in common?

They are both powered by the Sun

They are both powered by the rotation of the Earth

They are both powered by the Moon

What is the source of energy contained in hurricanes?

thermal energy of coastal lands

mechanical energy of moving air

A high-speed wind, called a jet stream, is moving from the west to the east across the United States. Which characteristic of this jet stream is most important in predicting weather patterns?

The jet stream separates cold northern air from warm southern air.

The jet stream controls the speed of surface wind.

The jet stream controls the direction of surface wind.

The jet stream separates moist northern air from dry southern air.

Which of these MOST likely causes winds to blow on Earth?

Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth’s surface.

The Earth spins quickly, causing the air to blow around.

The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air.

Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth’s surface

Which condition is associated with most warm fronts?

cloud formations bringing precipitation

How does the Coriolis Effect impact ocean surface currents?

The wind deflects the currents to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

The wind deflects the currents to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the right in the Southern Hemisphere.

The wind deflects the currents to the left in both hemispheres.

The wind deflects the currents to the right in both hemispheres

Why does air pressure decrease from the troposphere to the exosphere?

because there are fewer air molecules as altitude increases

because there are more air molecules as altitude increases

because there are higher temperatures as altitude increases

because there are lower temperatures as altitude increases

Which explains why most of the rain that falls comes from the ocean?

The majority of evaporation takes place over the ocean.

The majority of precipitation takes place over the ocean.

Most rivers deposit freshwater into the ocean.

Most clouds form near or over the ocean.

How does the convection of air produce thunderstorms?

by causing warm air to rise and cold air to sink

by causing warm air to sink and cold air to rise

causing both warm air and cold air to rise

by causing both warm air and cold air to sink

Weather Review

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MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-PS1-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Wind is caused by
____________________.

The unequal heating and

cooling of the Earth

. The Moon’s gravity

The revolution of the Earth

around the Sun

Hot air falling in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Energy from the ______
causes the Earth to heat
unequally throughout the
day.

Stars

Moon

Sun

Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Warm air is
____________ than
cool air.

More dense

Less dense

Heavier

More compressed

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Cool air is
____________ than
warm air.

More dense

Less dense

Lighter

Less compressed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What instrument is used
to read air pressure?

Barometer

Anemometer

Thermometer

Graduated cylinder

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The air pressure is 1030 mb
(high) in Houston, TX. What
kind of weather would you
expect?

Rainy and cold

Sunny and dry

Thunderstorms and hot

Snowy and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Where do hurricanes
generally form?

Near the poles

Near the equator

Near Alaska

Off the coast Northern

Europe

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Wind is caused by
____________________.

Energy from the ______
causes the Earth to heat
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Warm air is
____________ than
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Cool air is
____________ than
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What instrument is used
to read air pressure?

The air pressure is 1030 mb
(high) in Houston, TX. What
kind of weather would you
expect?

Where do hurricanes
generally form?

Hurricanes have very
_____ pressure.

What is true about
hurricanes?

Which area of the
United States is most
likely to be impacted by
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What instrument is usedto read air pressure?

The air pressure is 1030 mb(high) in Houston, TX. Whatkind of weather would youexpect?

Where do hurricanesgenerally form?

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Which area of theUnited States is mostlikely to be impacted byhurricanes?

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Wind is caused by
____________________.

Energy from the ______
causes the Earth to heat
unequally throughout the
day.

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____________ than
cool air.

Cool air is
____________ than
warm air.

What instrument is used
to read air pressure?

The air pressure is 1030 mb
(high) in Houston, TX. What
kind of weather would you
expect?

Where do hurricanes
generally form?

Hurricanes have very
_____ pressure.

What is true about
hurricanes?

Which area of the
United States is most
likely to be impacted by
hurricanes?