WorksheetsOceans Chap 8 - Circulation of ATM Quiz Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
When air is warmed it ___________________ and as it cools it ____________________.
rises; sinks
sinks; rises
stays the same
dries out; rains
The main cause of Earth's season's is
the tilt of the Earth's axis
change in distance to the sun
the weather
variation in solar output
According to the Atmospheric Circulation Model, warm air rises at __________ and cool air falls at ________.
60ₒ N; 30ₒ N
30ₒ N; 60ₒ N
30ₒ N; 30ₒ S
0ₒ
The Coriolis Effect causes objects to move
to the right in the northern hemisphere
to the left in the northern hemisphere
up
down
At 15∘N latitude, the wind should come from the
Northeast
East
West
South
The dependable tropical winds about 15ₒ N and 15ₒ S are called the
trade winds
westerlies
polar vortex
doldrum
In the continental U.S. winds generally move from
west to east
east to west
north to south
up to down
The atmospheric Cell that most directly affects our weather is called the
Ferrel Cell
Hadley Cell
Polar Cell
Jail Cell
All of the following are dangerous parts of a hurricane EXCEPT
atmospheric pressure
winds
storm surge
rainfall
Tropical Cyclones tend to move
westward and poleward in both hemispheres
equatorward
southward in both hemispheres
northward in both hemispheres
The long term average weather conditions of an area is called
climate
weather
snow
dry
The short term atmospheric conditions of an area is called
weather
climate
temperature
humidity
A seasonal pattern of rain is called a
monsoon
hurricane
typhoon
cyclone
Heat in the atmosphere is transferred through air by
convection
conduction
magic
potential energy gradients
If you were on an island in the tropical Pacific Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, the wind would come from the
northeast
southwest
ground
directly above you
When viewed from above, tropical cyclones tend to rotate ________ in the Northern hemisphere, and ________in the southern hemisphere
counterclockwise; clockwise
clockwise; counterclockwise
clockwise no matter where they are
counterclockwise, always
