New SSA Review Weather and Climate

In the last 60 years, only four hurricanes have made landfall in Hawaii. How does the jet stream help prevent hurricanes from hitting Hawaii?

• The stream pushes hurricanes away from the islands

• The stream’s heated waters prevent hurricanes from forming

• The stream carries hurricanes past the islands

• The stream’s warm water turns hurricanes into rainstorms

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Why does the jet stream NOT protect the rest of the U.S. from hurricanes?

• The islands block the jet stream from reaching the mainland

• The jet stream passes the islands but crosses the mainland

• Hurricanes on the mainland are not affected by the jet stream

• The jet stream dissipates before reaching the mainland

Based on the diagram, what best describes where Irma originated

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• cryosphere

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Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 tropical cyclone. Hurricanes demonstrate what kind of atmosphere/hydrosphere interaction?

• strong storm surges occurring in the Atlantic Ocean

• evaporation of water from tropical oceans transferring heat to the atmosphere

• movement of cold waters from west to east along the trade winds

• weak trade winds descending from polar global winds

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Many Park Rangers in Everglades National Park are worried about the increasing salt levels of the vast wetlands.

Which is the most likely effect of this on the environment of the Everglades National Park?

• The hydrosphere would cause damage to the freshwater organisms of the biosphere

• The geosphere would become more chemically weathered from the salt

• The atmosphere of the Everglades would have more salt in the air due to evaporation

• The cryosphere would have a hard time forming because of the salt in the hydrosphere

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Juanita is observing the weather in her city over the course of five days.  She records her observations in a data table.

Does the table depict weather or climate?

• climate, because it includes elements such as precipitation and wind speed

• weather, because it includes conditions such as cloud cover and precipitation

• climate, because the information is of averages over time

• weather, because the information is of averages over time

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Juanita is observing the weather in her city over the course of five days.  She records her observations in a data table.

In addition to indirect insights regarding the atmosphere, the table is also a good source of information about which sphere?

• geosphere and biosphere

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

• biosphere and cryosphere

• cryosphere and hydrosphere

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Shane wants to explain how Earth’s spheres interact to his little sister.  He draws the following diagram for her.

How does the interaction of the two spheres Shane starred on his diagram affect weather patterns on Earth?

• Some water in the hydrosphere evaporates into the atmosphere, where it can later form rain clouds

• The lithosphere causes earthquakes that are damaging to the biosphere

• The biosphere uses up nearby water, causing heating of the lithosphere

• Some water in the atmosphere causes tornadoes that transport water to the hydrosphere

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Earth’s atmosphere surrounds the entire planet. It is made of gases, mostly nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. The moon, however, has very little atmosphere.

How does the atmosphere affect the temperature on Earth?

• Wind speeds are increased, keeping the planet cool

• It helps hold heat in, keeping the planet warm

• Sunlight is reflected away, keeping the planet cool

• The gases expand as they rise, keeping the planet warm

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Earth’s atmosphere surrounds the entire planet. It is made of gases, mostly nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. The moon, however, has very little atmosphere.

Earth has many weather events. There are tornadoes and hurricanes. There are rain and snowstorms. Why are these events absent on the moon?

• The moon is too far away from Earth to have any weather

• The lack of atmosphere on the moon prevents weather from happening

• The opposite rotation of the moon from Earth lowers the chances of storms

• The moon lacks a carbon cycle that produces the changes needed for the storms