Weather

Wind and water currents are affected by....(more than one answer)

• land formations (underwater and above water)

• earth's rotation and exposure to the sun.

• fish migration

• human and nonhuman causes

Select ALL of the seasons:

• Summer

• Rainbow

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

Ocean currents are affected by the warm tropical zone and they will ______________ and travel ____________ or _____________to the colder water. (more than one answer)

• sink

• rise

• north

• south

What is the Jet Stream?

• Underwater Submarine

• A Fast Yacht

• A Border Between Hot And Cold

• A Fast Stream Of Air

The upward side of a mountain range tends to receive more precipitation than the downwind side of a mountain range because...

• cold air slows the movement of water molecules causing the them to clump together, grow heavy and fall out as pricipitation

• prevailing winds flow west to east

• evaporation allows water vapor to fise through the air

• the temperature heats up at the top of the mountains

The global climate system is affected by how much of the total ____________energy retained in the biosphere.

• mountain

• solar

• lunar

• ocean

What storm is a funnel shaped cloud?

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm

Which of the following is a description of climate, and not the weather?

• Summer is warmer and dryer than winter

• a hurricane is likely to reach southeast Florida this afternoon

• the air today is more humid than it was yesterday

• rain is likely to fall this week

Which type of weather front can produce foggy weather that can last for several days?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Which atmospheric circulation cell is between 0-30 degrees latitude lines?

• Hadley cell
• Polar cell
• Doldrums
• Ferrel cell