8th Grade Science Chapter 5 Review

Which statement is TRUE about atmospheric pressure and weather?

• Low pressure systems typically bring clear, sunny weather

• High pressure systems often result in cloudy, rainy conditions

• Low pressure systems generally create stormy, unstable weather

• Weather patterns are not influenced by atmospheric pressure

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In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes rotate ________, while in the Southern Hemisphere, they rotate ________.

• clockwise; counterclockwise

• counterclockwise; clockwise

• clockwise; clockwise

• counterclockwise; counterclockwise

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Winds generally move from areas of ________ pressure to areas of ________ pressure.

• high; low

• low; high

• high; high

• low; low

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What causes air to rise and create convection currents in the atmosphere?

• The tilting of Earth on its axis

• The difference in temperature between air masses

• The rotation of the Earth

• The gravitational pull of the moon

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Which TWO factors explain how oceans contribute to hurricane formation?

• Hurricanes gain energy from warm ocean water

• Ocean currents create wind patterns that form hurricanes

• Evaporation from oceans provides moisture for hurricane clouds

• Ocean floor earthquakes trigger hurricane formation

• Cold ocean water provides density needed for hurricane formation

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Look at the weather map. Which city is most likely to experience a rise in temperature soon?

• Dallas

• Washington

• Seattle

• Miami

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Which symbol represents a cold front on a weather map?

• Line with triangles

• Line with semicircles

• Line with both semicircles and triangles in opposite directions

• Line with both semicircles and triangles in the same direction

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Why do tropical storms often weaken when they move over land?

• They lose their source of energy from warm ocean water

• Land surfaces create more friction and slow wind speeds

• Both of the above

• Neither of the above

La Niña is characterized by the cooling of water in the eastern part of the ________ Ocean.

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Artic

• Antartic

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In what ocean region are hurricanes most likely to form?

• Cold polar waters during winter

• Warm equatorial waters during summer

• Mid-latitude oceans during spring

• Coastal waters near continents in fall

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