Weather and Climate Quiz

What are the factors that affect weather?

• Earth's shape, land and water distribution, and rotation

• All of the above

• Ocean currents and jet streams

• Air, water, land, and heat energy from the sun

What are jet streams?

How do jet streams affect weather?

What is the Gulf Stream?

• A boundary between two air masses

• A fast-moving air current in the jet stream

• A warm ocean current that flows from the equator to the poles

• A cold ocean current that flows from the poles to the equator

What is a front in weather?

• A current that transports warm water from the equator to the poles

• A boundary between two air masses with different temperatures and pressures

• A fast-moving air current in the jet stream

• A type of weather system caused by the interaction of air and water

What happens when a cold front meets a warm front?

• Heavy rains, hail, thunder, and lightning

• Clear weather with high humidity

• Hot and dry conditions

• Cold and dry conditions

What causes the variable weather in the British Isles?

What is the main way that weather systems get around?

• Deep ocean currents

• Surface ocean currents

• Jet streams

• Sea breezes

Why is predicting weather difficult?

What is the purpose of ocean currents and jet streams?

• To transport warm water from the equator to the poles

• To bring cold water from the poles back to the tropics

• To maintain a stable climate and weather conditions

• To create extreme weather events