Study Guide for the Science EOG

What does low pressure almost always mean in terms of weather?

• It means rain and lots of evaporation.

• It means clear skies and dry weather.

• It means strong winds and cold temperatures.

• It means sunny days and high humidity.

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What type of weather is usually associated with high pressure?

• Fair weather, not much evaporation, happy/good weather.

• Stormy weather with heavy rainfall.

• Frequent tornadoes and hurricanes.

• Constant snowfall and blizzards.

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All weather moves west to east, except hurricanes. What is this effect called?

• The coriolis effect.

• The greenhouse effect.

• The Doppler effect.

• The Bernoulli effect.

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What happens at an occluded front?

• Warm air pushes into a colder air mass, cold fronts move faster.

• Cold air rises above warm air, causing thunderstorms.

• Warm and cold air mix evenly, creating clear skies.

• Only warm air is present, leading to high temperatures.

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What happens at a stationary front?

• Cold air moves in

• Warm air moves in

• Air masses do not move

• Air masses mix

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Hail is continuously swept up into the clouds by wind, freezes and gets larger.

• True

• False

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What causes wind in terms of convection cells?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The magnetic field of the Earth

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Weather in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere are ________.

• opposites

• identical

• unpredictable

• always the same

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What is the Gulf Stream?

• A water current in the Atlantic Ocean that warms coastal weather.

• A mountain range in South America.

• A desert in Africa.

• A famous wind in Asia.

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What is the Jet Stream?

• An air current that affects weather in North America.

• A river that flows through Europe.

• A type of ocean wave.

• A mountain range in Asia.

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