Meteorology

Energy from the Sun hits Earth

• in only a few places, creating spots of high pressure.

• everywhere at once, creating uniform temperatures.

• unevenly, creating areas of high and low pressure.

• evenly, creating layers of uniform climate zones.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An area of high pressure will most likely result in which type of weather?

• stormy weather

• clear weather

• cloudy weather

• snowy weather

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What kind of wind blows cool air from land to water?

• sea breeze

• mountain breeze

• land breeze

• valley breeze

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Where does the energy that powers a hurricane originate?

• from funnel clouds

• outside a stationary front

• outside subliming water

• from warm and moist air

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The table shows things often found in Earth's atmospheric layers. Using this table, which layer is the closest layer to the Earth?

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Troposphere: clouds, most jet planes, mountains

Stratosphere: ozone layer, supersonic jet planes

Mesosphere: weather balloons

Thermosphere: meteors, satellites

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• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Read the passage about Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley The Midwestern United States is home to "Tornado Alley," a portion of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska commonly plagued with powerful and plentiful tornadoes. Tornado Alley is located at a point where the jet stream drives cool, dry, high-pressure air masses from the deserts and mountains of the West toward the East Coast. With which type of air mass do these high-pressure fronts collide to create so many tornadoes?

• moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico

• dry, warm, high-pressure air masses from the Atlantic Ocean

• moist, cool, low-pressure air masses from Canada

• dry, cool, high-pressure air masses from Alaska

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How are air pressure and altitude related?

• As altitude increases, air pressure decreases.

• As altitude increases, air pressure increases.

• As altitude increases, air pressure remains the same.

• As altitude increases, air pressure increases and then decreases.

How do molecules of air in direct contact with Earth's solid, warm surface absorb heat energy?

• conduction

• condensation

• convection

• diffusion

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Which of the following best describes wind?

• moving water

• moving air

• moving clouds

• moving sunlight

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Which of the following is correct when convection occurs in the atmosphere?

• Cool air rises and warm air sinks.

• Cool air sinks and warm air rises.

• Cool and warm air sink.

• Cool and warm air rise.

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