WorksheetsGlobal Weather
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The tendency for objects to move to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the to the left in the Southern Hemisphere is due to the:
a)
Eckman's spiral
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Westerlies
d)
Gyres
2.
How many major ocean gyres are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
12
3.
What are most tsunamis caused by?
a)
Tornados
b)
Divergent boundaries
c)
Meteors
d)
Earthquakes
4.
Which atmospheric circulation cell is between 0-30 degrees latitude lines?
a)
Hadley cell
b)
Polar cell
c)
Doldrums
d)
Ferrel cell
5.
The winds created in the Ferrel cells are called:
a)
Trade winds
b)
Polar winds
c)
Westerlies
d)
Hurricanes
6.
What surrounds the eye of a hurricane?
a)
Eye Wall
b)
Eye Membrane
c)
Eye Mask
d)
Eye Ball
7.
In which direction do the trade winds blow?
a)
West to East
b)
North to South
c)
East to West
d)
South to North
8.
What would happen if the global conveyor belt shut down?
a)
Global warming
b)
Tsunamis
c)
Catastrophic global cooling
d)
Monsoons
9.
When a tide is moving towards the sea and away from land it is called:
a)
Ebb current
b)
Flood current
c)
Longshore current
d)
Neap current
10.
What is the main source influencing global climate?
a)
The moon
b)
Tidal bulges
c)
Solar energy
d)
Currents
11.
What is a downward vertical current that pushes surface water toward the bottom?
a)
Rip currents
b)
Downwelling
c)
Upwelling
d)
Longshore currents
12.
How do hurricanes start?
a)
After an earthquake occurrence
b)
Evaporation of warm sea water
c)
Hot air rising from a land mass
d)
Burning of greenhouse gases
13.
Which weather cell is between 60 degrees latitude and the poles?
a)
Hadley cell
b)
Polar cell
c)
Ferrel cell
d)
ITCZ
14.
What is the process by which water vapor in the air cools to form tiny droplets of water in the clouds?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Run off
c)
Precipitation
d)
Condensation
15.
Why are polar seas saltier?
a)
Higher wave activity
b)
Higher cyclone activity
c)
Water freezes leaving higher salinity
d)
The global conveyor belt slows down in cold water
16.
Which is a factor that drives oceans currents?
a)
Tidal motion
b)
Wind
c)
Thermohaline circulation
d)
All of the above
17.
What is the main cause of a surface current?
a)
Wind
b)
Rain
c)
Salinity
d)
Density
18.
A current that runs parallel to the beach is called:
a)
Flood current
b)
Ebb current
c)
Longshore current
d)
Rip current
19.
What causes a wave to bend?
a)
Currents
b)
Wind
c)
Friction of the seafloor
d)
Abyssal plains
20.
What are tides caused by?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Wind
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
Gravitational pull of the moon and sun
21.
Which system has both matter and energy transformed or exchanged?
a)
Isolated system
b)
Open system
c)
Closed system
d)
Neutral system
22.
Energy moves through the water in the form of____
a)
Sun light
b)
Waves
c)
Wind
d)
Temperature
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