Weather Phenomena Quiz

What does warm, less dense air do along a warm front?

• It sinks and pushes the cold air away.

• It rises and pushes the cold air away.

• It remains stationary and mixes with the cold air.

• It condenses and forms precipitation.

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How does warm air or water move?

• It sinks

• It condenses

• It rises

• It freezes

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How does cold air or water move?

• It rises

• It evaporates

• It condenses

• It sinks

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How do temperature differences in the ocean cause currents?

• Warm water evaporates, causing currents.

• Warm water rises, while cool water sinks.

• Temperature differences have no effect on currents.

• Cool water rises, while warm water sinks.

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What causes deep currents to form?

• Wind patterns on the ocean surface

• Salinity differences only

• Density differences (salinity and temperature)

• Temperature differences only

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Why does convection take place?

• The even heating of Earth due to its round shape

• The uneven heating of Earth due to its axis tilt

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

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Give one example of human impact on the hydrologic cycle.

• Photosynthesis

• Urbanization

• Natural erosion

• Volcanic eruptions

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What do surface currents such as the Gulf Stream do?

• Moves cool water from the poles towards the equator

• Moves warm water from the equator towards the poles, and eastward/westward because of the Coriolis effect

• Moves warm water from the poles towards the equator

• Has no significant movement or effect

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What is a characteristic of a STATIONARY front?

• Warm air mass and cold air mass meet, causing thunderstorms.

• Warm air mass and cold air mass meet, neither is strong enough to push the other, so they stay in the same place.

• Warm air mass overtakes cold air mass quickly, causing clear skies.

• Cold air mass overtakes warm air mass, resulting in a rapid temperature drop.

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What happens when a warm air mass comes in and replaces a cold air mass?

• It creates heavy snow and then warm weather.

• It creates light rain and then clear, warm weather.

• It creates thunderstorms and then cold weather.

• It creates fog and then hot, dry weather.

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