Weather & Climate Review

Wind is caused by differences in elevation.

• True

• False

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Changing air pressures help to create wind patterns and cause weather.

• True

• False

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Surface currents (on the ocean) are caused by ____.

• upwelling

• cold water

• warm water

• winds

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A student goes the beach. She thinks that at night the sand

will get cooler faster than the water. Which describes the student's thinking?

• She is correct because the sandy beach will absorb thermal energy more slowly than the ocean.

• She is correct because the specific heat of water is higher than of the sandy beach.

• She is incorrect because the specific heat of land and water are not different.

• She is incorrect because the ocean releases heat to the air more quickly than land

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Which part of Earth is receiving the most solar radiation?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

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Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.

• the land heats and cools more slowly than the water

• the land heats and cools more quickly than the water

• air moves more easily over water than over land

• air moves more easily over land than over water

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What is the cause of the Coriolis Effect?

• Earth's rotation

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• the distance of Earth from the Sun

• Earth's position in its orbit

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The figure shows the formation of a front.

What type of weather is associated with this type of front?

• cool breezes and snow flurries

• light winds and precipitation

• intense precipitation and thunderstorms

• thick clouds and fog

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How are climate and weather related?

• Climate is the weather closer to the equator

• Climate cannot be affected by human activities

• Climate is the average weather over a long period of time

• Climate changes day to day, weather is fairly constant.

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A student is asked to describe the climate in their region.

Which statement correctly describes climate?

• "It's cold and raining outside."

• "It rains about 20 inches a year here."

• "The wind blew my trash can across the street."

• "It snowed 18 inches this winter."

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