APES Weather Quiz

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

What is "upwelling"?

• when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths
• water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes
• it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea
• It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle

Which wind system is closest to the equator?

• Doldrums

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Trade winds

ENSO events take place in which ocean basin?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

Why does the Earth have seasons?

• Tilt of the Earth on its axis

• Earth's shape

• Earth's rotation around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its own axis

This phenomenon occurs when a coastal mountain range blocks the passage of precipitation to the leeward side of the mountains.

• thermal inversion.

• Coriolis effect.

• rain shadow effect.

• urban heat island effect.

• ENSO.

One consequence of El Nino is _______ and increased rainfall in South America..

• flooding
• stronger Tradewinds
• strong winter storms
• drought

During __________ upwelling occurs off the coast of Peru.

• Normal Conditions
• El Nino

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B