Weather Quiz #2

During the evening the land cools and the ocean transfers energy back to the air. As a result you get a cool breeze. Which direction would the breeze blow in this illustration above?

• sea to the land
• land to the sea
• top to bottom
• there would be no breeze

At the beach in the summertime, you notice the sand is warmer than the ocean in the daytime. Why?

• the water heats quicker than the land
• the land does not absorb any of the heat
• the land heats quicker than the ocean

Which ocean current is responsible for bringing warm, moist air to the eastern, Atlantic shore?

• The Canary Current
• The California Current
• The Gulf Stream
• The East Australian Current

Which ocean current is responsible for bringing cold, moist air to the western, Pacific shore?

• The Canary Current
• The California Current
• The Gulf Stream
• The East Australian Current

Ocean currents influence ___________

• global warming
• weather and climate of nearby land
• solar radiation

Heat from the sun is....

• absorbed and reflected by the land and water.
• only absorbed by the land and water.
• only reflected by the land and water.

What global winds affect the tropical zones?

• tradewinds
• westerlies
• polar jet stream

What global winds affect the temperate zones?

• tradewinds
• westerlies
• polar jet stream

What brings cold air down from the poles?

• Westerlies
• Trade Winds
• Polar Jet Stream/Easterlies

A narrow band of moving air that causes weather to move from the west to east across the U.S.?

• the Tradewinds
• Jet Stream
• Easterlies