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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
The arrows on the map below show the prevailing winds at a midlatitude coastal city. This city most likely has a climate that is
a)
Arid, with a small difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures
b)
Arid, with a large difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures
c)
Humid, with a small difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures
d)
Humid, with a large difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures
2.
An air mass entering Alaska from the northern Pacific Ocean would most likely be labeled on a weather map as
a)
cP
b)
cT
c)
mP
d)
mT
3.
Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation?
a)
Rising expanding cooling condensation
b)
Rising contracting warming evaporation
c)
Sinking expanding warming condensation
d)
Sinking contracting cooling evaporation
4.
Dry areas caused by sinking air and diverging surface winds are located at which two latitudes?
a)
0° and 30° N
b)
0° and 60° S
c)
30° N and 30° S
d)
60° N and 60° S
5.
The map of North America below shows the source region of an air mass forming mostly over Mexico. This air mass originating over Mexico is classified as
a)
Continental polar
b)
Continental tropical
c)
Maritime polar
d)
Maritime tropical
6.
Which cross section best represents how surface winds form by midafternoon near a shoreline on a hot summer day? [Diagrams are not drawn to scale.]
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
The cross section below represents a prevailing wind flow that causes different climates on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain range. Compared to the temperature and moisture of the air rising on the windward side, the temperature and moisture of the air descending at the same altitude on the leeward side will be
a)
Warmer and drier
b)
Warmer and more moist
c)
Cooler and drier
d)
Cooler and more moist
8.
Most of the hurricanes that affect the east coast of the United States originally form over the
a)
Warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean in summerOption 1*
b)
Warm land of the southeastern United States in summer
c)
Cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean in spring
d)
Cool land of the southeastern United States in spring
9.
Which area is the most common source region for cold, dry air masses that move over New York State?
a)
North Atlantic Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Central Canada
d)
Central Mexico
10.
The diagram below represents the circulation of air above Earth’s surface at a coastal location during the day and at night. This local air movement is best described as an example of
a)
Conduction between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere above it
b)
Condensation of water vapor during the day, and evaporation of water during the night
c)
Convection resulting from temperature and pressure differences above land and water
d)
Greater radiation from the warmer ocean during the day and from the warmer land at night
11.
Which ocean current directly warms Western Europe?
a)
North Atlantic Current
b)
South Equatorial Current
c)
Canary Current
d)
Labrador Current
12.
Which climate condition generally results from both an increase in distance from the equator and an increase in elevation above sea level?
a)
cooler temperatures
b)
warmer prevailing winds
c)
increased precipitation
d)
increased air pressure
13.
The graph below shows the yearly air temperature and precipitation of a location on Earth. This location would be most likely at a latitude of
a)
0°
b)
35° S
c)
50° N
d)
90° N
14.
Arrows in the diagram below represent the daytime flow of air over a coastal region. Which process primarily transfers heat by moving air?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
transpiration
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