Unit 4 Review

A continental polar air mass forms in

• the Pacific Ocean

• The Desert Southwest

• .The Gulf of Mexico

• Northern Canada

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The layer keeps us "not to hot in the summer" and "not to cold in the winter".

Scientists call this the ____ effect

• greenhouse effect

• Seasonal effect

• Ocean effect

• Lake effect

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Lines on a map that connect points of equal pressure are

• boundaries

• fronts

• isobars

• stationary models

A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n)

• station model

• topographic map

• isopleth map

• climate map

weather generally moves from __ to __ in the United States

• North to South

• West to East

• East to West

• South to North

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Episodes of ocean warming that affect the eastern tropical Pacific are called

• Monsoons

• La Nina

• Trade Winds

• El Nino

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How does a warm front form

• Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses

• Two air masses meet and stay separated

• Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it

• Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up

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What kind of weather would high pressure likely bring

• sunny and warm

• much precipitation

• thunderstorms

• cold and dry

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Images of weather systems on the TV come from

• station models

• weather balloons

• anemometers

• weather satellites

Which information can you get from a weather map

• a 5-day weather forecast

• wind speeds and directions

• the location of fronts

• barometric pressure

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