Oceans and Weather

-air mass is "pushed" to the ground (sinks)
-not a cloud in the sky
-nice day (clear and sunny)
-rotation to the right

• high pressure air mass
• low pressure air mass

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Hurricanes

• begin as a group of thunderstorms moving over tropical ocean water
• die in colder water or over land because they lose their source of energy
• have a center called the eye
• all of these

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What is one of the effects of the uneven heating of Earth?

• Global warming
• solar flares
• wind
• latitudes and longitudes

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The fronts shown on the weather map below are best described as ...

• boundaries between different air masses
• boundaries between different wind belts
• areas experiencing clear skies and light winds
• areas experiencing extremely warm air temperatures

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Look in the top right corner for the X. What could cause this location (Stavanger, Norway) to have a warmer climate than the rest of Norway?

• Stavanger is the Northernmost city

• the Gulf Stream current carries warm water to the Stavanger area

• the Arctic current carries cold water toward Norway

• there is no sea ice in the region to create the cold, deep ocean currents

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Areas of low-pressure usually have...

• cloudy weather and precipitation

• good weather and clear skies

• descending air

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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A large mass of cold air moves into an area, creating clear skies and low humidity. What is happening?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• drought
• change in season

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Ocean currents affect ....

• high tides

• low tides

• the ocean bottom

• the climate and weather on the continents

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High pressure means GOOD weather because....

• the air masses rise
• the air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form
• clouds are blown away by wind
• none of these

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Look at the  map of sea surface temperatures. The patterns in thermal differences that generate ocean currents are explained by the fact that...

• Earth is widest at the Equator, so this part spins faster than the poles
• the denser, cold water near the poles rises, and warm water sinks near the Equator
• the Equator receives more of the Sun's radiation than other parts of the Earth
• the amount of salinity is much less at the Equator that the rest of the Earth

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