Weather Quiz 1

What layer of the atmosphere has the most weather?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

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What causes wind?

• People

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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What causes currents in the ocean?

• Fish

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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What causes water and wind to turn clockwise and counterclockwise around the globe.

• Newtons 3rd law

• Radiation Effect

• Ohmes Law

• Coriolis Effect

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Our closest major current on the East coast is the Gulf Stream.

• True

• False

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What is weather?

• Average Atmospheric conditions over a long period of time.

• Atmospheric conditions on a specific day and location.

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What is climate?

• Average Atmospheric conditions over a long period of time.

• Atmospheric conditions on a specific day and location.

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Air temperature does not affect ocean temperature.

• True

• False

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In convection, heat sinks and cold rises.

• True

• False

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What climate zone do we live in?

• Tropical

• Sub Tropical

• Temperate

• Desert

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