Weather Review Packet

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

The jet stream usually moves from 

• north to south
• west to east
• east to west
• south to north

What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun
• Earth's spinning on its axis
• Earth's magnetic field
• Earth's force of gravity

If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no

• Greenhouse effect
• Coriolis effect
• Global warming
• Convection

What will happen if the relative humidity is 100%, and the temperature begins falling?

• The air will be sticky and uncomfortable
• Dew will form
• The temperature will rise
• The atmospheric pressure will fall

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

The rate of evaporation of water can be increased by

• Decreasing the circulation of the air
• Increasing the temperature of the air
• Decreasing the temperature of the water
• Increasing the amount of moisture in the air

A temperature of 104^oF is equal to a temperature of

• 136^oC
• 40^oC
• 104^oC
• 72^oC

An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico, moving north into NYS, has a high relative humidity.  What other characteristics will it probably have?

• cool temperatures & high pressure
• warm temperatures & low pressure
• warm temperatures & high pressure
• cool temperatures & low pressure

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front