Weather Quiz #3

What topographic feature creates a rain shadow?

• A river
• A mountain range
• A valley
• A forest

What does a weather watch mean?

• A hazardous weather event might occur.
• Meteorologists are watching for high pressure.
• A blizzard is approaching.
• None of the above.

What provides the energy that fuels the formation of a hurricane?

• The mixing of warm and cold air
• Warm ocean water
• The jet stream
• A strong cold front

What is weather like on the rain shadow side of the mountains?

• Fairly high precipitation
• Very high humidity
• Dry with little or no precipitation
• Rainy in the winter, dry in the summer

What is a rain shadow?

• A region that receives high precipitation due to being close to a rain forest.
• A region that receives low precipitation due to being close to a mountain range.
• A region that receives high precipitation due to topography.
• A region that receives low precipitation due to ocean currents.

What direction does air move?

• From low to high pressure
• From high to low pressure
• From high temperature to low temperature
• From low temperature to high temperature

How does the temperature of water change compared to how the temperature of land changes?

• Water changes temperature faster than land.
• Land changes temperature faster than water.
• Water and land change temperature about the same.
• The temperature of land and water depend on how the breeze is blowing.

What are the conditions in the Southwest region of the U.S. during a La Niña influenced winter?

• Wetter and cooler than normal.
• Wetter and warmer than normal.
• Drier and cooler than normal.
• Drier and warmer than normal.

El Niño and La Niña are:

• caused by human activity
• natural weather events that lead to changes in weather patterns globally
• weather patterns that only affect Europe
• names of tropical storms in Spanish

What causes El Niño and La Niña?

• Changes in Earth’s tilt
• Changes in the seasons
• Changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures and currents
• Changes in prevailing winds