Weather Unit 5 Test Review

When air is heated, it becomes less dense and _______.

• Rises
• Sinks

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Which heats up faster: land or water?

• land

• water

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Rising air creates _______ air pressure at Earth's surface.

• Low
• high

• no

• cold

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Sinking air creates _______ pressure at Earth's surface.

• High
• low

• no

• cloudy

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Describe the properties of WARM air.

• Low Density; Low Pressure

• High Density; High Pressure

• High Density; Low Pressure

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Why is air pressure the greatest at the Earth's surface?

• air is more dense at the Earth's surface and all other atmospheric layers are above

• air is less dense at the Earth's surface and all other atmospheric layers are below

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over a long distance; created by unequal heating of the Earth's surface.

• global winds

• local winds

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Which direction does wind usually blow?

• From high pressure to low pressure

• From low pressure to high pressure

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What kind of rain comes with a warm front?

• Light rains for longer periods

• Heavy rains for shorter periods

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The way the Earth's rotation makes winds curve. Causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's hemisphere.

• Coriolis effect

• Jet stream

• trade winds

• Polar Easterlies

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