Section 8 Climate and Weather Quiz

What is the definition of climate according to the vocabulary list?

• The side of the mountain that is away from the wind

• The movement of air around the planet

• A region’s typical weather, averaged out over 30 or more years

• The annual pattern of wet and dry seasons in India and southeast Asia

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CCSS.L.1.6

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CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the term leeside refer to?

• The combination of El Niño and La Niña

• The side of the mountain that is away from the wind

• The storm event that occurs after El Niño

• The movement of air around the planet

What is global weather circulation?

• The annual pattern of wet and dry seasons in India and southeast Asia

• The storm event that occurs when winds weaken or blow from the east

• The movement of air around the planet; also known as atmospheric circulation or circulation cells

• The combination of El Niño and La Niña

What is El Niño?

• The combination of El Niño and La Niña

• The storm event that occurs after El Niño when the winds bounce back

• The storm event that occurs when winds weaken or blow from the east, letting warm water drift back east, and triggering storms and floods in the Americas

• The annual pattern of wet and dry seasons in India and southeast Asia

What happens during La Niña?

• The combination of El Niño and La Niña

• The storm event that occurs after El Niño when the winds bounce back bringing floods to Australia and droughts to the Americas before settling down

• The movement of air around the planet

• The annual pattern of wet and dry seasons in India and southeast Asia

What is the El Niño Southern Oscillation?

• The annual pattern of wet and dry seasons in India and southeast Asia

• The side of the mountain that is away from the wind

• The storm event that occurs when winds weaken or blow from the east

• The combination of El Niño and La Niña

Define monsoon.

• The combination of El Niño and La Niña

• The side of the mountain that is away from the wind

• The movement of air around the planet

• The annual pattern of wet and dry seasons in India and southeast Asia and other places in the tropics

What is the primary cause of the Coriolis effect?

• The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth's oceans

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun

• The movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface

How does the greenhouse effect contribute to global warming?

• By allowing more sunlight to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere

• By trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere

• By reflecting sunlight back into space

• By causing more frequent volcanic eruptions

What role do oceans play in climate regulation?

• They produce significant amounts of greenhouse gases

• They absorb and distribute solar energy around the globe

• They reflect sunlight back into space

• They prevent heat from escaping the Earth's atmosphere