Kirby - Chapter 6 Quiz - Weather and Climate

_______is the condition of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and water.

• weather

• humidity

When a given amount of water vapor is present in the air and the air temperature _______, the relative humidity increases.

• drops

• increases

The ______ is the major energy source for weather events on Earth.

• moon

• sun

• galaxy

Large bodies of water the surrounding land temperature.

• decrease

• increase

Convection cells form because Earth’s rotation and convection prevent all of the air from traveling the entire way from the poles to the equator.

• True
• False

As distance from the equator increases, the amount of direct sunlight _______

• increases

• decreases

A __________________________ is created when warm air over the land rises and creates low pressure.

• sea breeze
• Coriolis effect
• land breeze
• air mass

A __________________________ occurs when warmer air over the sea rises and creates low pressure.

• land breeze
• Coriolis effect
• sea breeze
• biome
• air mass

The bending of air and water currents as a result of Earth’s rotation is known as the _________________________.

• Coriolis effect
• sea breeze
• land breeze
• air mass

A major climate region with particular plants and animals __________.

• biome
• Coriolis effect
• sea breeze
• land breeze
• air mass