Unit 5 Review

A high-pressure system (H) is moving to the southeast as shown on the weather map.  Cold air is usually found north and west of a high-pressure system.  Warm air is to the south and east of the front.  Continental air is drier while oceanic air has more moisture.  Based on the information, what is the best prediction for weather on the day after the system passes the point marked X?

• wet air with cooler temperatures

• wet air with warmer temperatures

• drier air with warmer temperatures

• drier air with cooler temperatures

Where in your house is the best place to take shelter in a tornado?

• The roof

• Outside

• Next to a window

• Innermost room on the lowest floor

Which statement best describes the relationship between relative humidity and air temperature as shown by the graph?

• Relative humidity decreases as air temperature decreases.

• Relative humidity decreases as air temperature increases.

• Relative humidity increases as air temperature increases.

• Relative humidity remains the same as air temperature decreases.

Which weather instrument was used to measure the air pressures?

• thermometer

• sling psychrometer 

• wind vane 

• barometer

Referring to the same map, which location most likely recorded the highest wind speed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down

• water vapor in the atmosphere

• greenhouse gases

• solar radiation

Gases that surround the Earth is called:

• Weather

• Atmosphere

• Air Pressure

• Climate

Air pressure________________ as altitude increases, due to the lower density of air molecules.

• stays the same

• increases

• never changes

• decreases

Reorder the following to demonstrate convection currents correctly. Start with the air being heated.

• Hot less dense air rises.

• Air cools as it moves further up

• Dense cool air returns to surface.

• New air moves in to replace the air that has moved out.

Sunlight hits the Earth at an angle. As a result of the tilt of the Earth, some areas of the Earth receive more direct sunlight than others, which means they receive more solar energy.

Which statement correctly describes how solar energy changes as latitude changes?

• The equator receives the least solar energy compared to any other latitude.

• The poles receive the most solar energy of all places on the Earth.

• Oceans and lakes receive more solar energy than land masses.

• Lower latitudes receive more solar energy than higher latitudes.