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Oceans Chap 8 - Circulation of ATM Quiz Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When air is warmed it ___________________ and as it cools it ____________________.

a)

rises; sinks

b)

sinks; rises

c)

stays the same

d)

dries out; rains

2.

The main cause of Earth's season's is

a)

the tilt of the Earth's axis

b)

change in distance to the sun

c)

the weather

d)

variation in solar output

3.

According to the Atmospheric Circulation Model, warm air rises at __________ and cool air falls at ________.

a)

60N; 30 N

b)

30N; 60 N

c)

30N; 30 S

d)

0

4.

The Coriolis Effect causes objects to move

a)

to the right in the northern hemisphere

b)

to the left in the northern hemisphere

c)

up

d)

down

5.

At  15N15\circ N latitude, the wind should come from the

a)

Northeast

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

6.

The dependable tropical winds about 15N and 15S are called the

a)

trade winds

b)

westerlies

c)

polar vortex

d)

doldrum

7.

In the continental U.S. winds generally move from

a)

west to east

b)

east to west

c)

north to south

d)

up to down

8.

The atmospheric Cell that most directly affects our weather is called the

a)

Ferrel Cell

b)

Hadley Cell

c)

Polar Cell

d)

Jail Cell

9.

All of the following are dangerous parts of a hurricane EXCEPT

a)

atmospheric pressure

b)

winds

c)

storm surge

d)

rainfall

10.

Tropical Cyclones tend to move

a)

westward and poleward in both hemispheres

b)

equatorward

c)

southward in both hemispheres

d)

northward in both hemispheres

11.

The long term average weather conditions of an area is called

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

snow

d)

dry

12.

The short term atmospheric conditions of an area is called

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

temperature

d)

humidity

13.

A seasonal pattern of rain is called a

a)

monsoon

b)

hurricane

c)

typhoon

d)

cyclone

14.

Heat in the atmosphere is transferred through air by

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

magic

d)

potential energy gradients

15.

If you were on an island in the tropical Pacific Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, the wind would come from the

a)

northeast

b)

southwest

c)

ground

d)

directly above you

16.

When viewed from above, tropical cyclones tend to rotate ________ in the Northern hemisphere, and ________in the southern hemisphere

a)

counterclockwise; clockwise

b)

clockwise; counterclockwise

c)

clockwise no matter where they are

d)

counterclockwise, always