WorksheetsCaribbean Weather Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following best describes a weather system?
a system used to detect rainfall
a linked pattern of winds, air pressure, rainfall and humidity that develops in the atmosphere
a system linked with atmospheric pressure
a system that affects only certain countries
What is meant by the abbreviation I.T.C.Z?
intertropical conference zone
intertropical continental zone
intertropical convergence zone
internal convergence zone
The ITCZ forms where these two winds meet
Northeast and Southeast trades
easterlies and westerlies
southerlies and northeast trades
westerlies and polar easterlies
The position of the ITCS never changes
True
False
The ITCZ mainly affects which of the following countries?
Cuba
Haiti
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
The ITCZ affects the Caribbean during the North American summer
true
false
The presence of the ITCZ in the Caribbean results in the formation of ________ clouds.
cumulonimbus
cirrus
startus
cumulus
The ITCZ affects the souther Caribbean from
June to November
January to March
December to March
September to December
A weather system always lasts for months
true
false
The main weather conditions at the ITCZ are:
1. low pressure
2. rainfall
3. thunderstorms
4. sunshine
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4
1, 2 and 3
Another name for easterly waves is
tropical system
tropical typhoon
tropical waves
waverlies
Easterly waves are common in the Caribbean from
May to November
December to March
January to September
October to April
Which of the following systems may develop into a hurricane?
ITCZ
Easterly wave
Anticyclone
Cold front
Which of the following systems is a high pressure system?
anticyclone
easterly wave
cold front
hurricane
All of the following are low pressure systems except
ITCZ
EASTERLY WAVES
COLD FRONTS
ANTICYCLONES
Which of the following systems results from the meeting of warm and cold air?
anticyclone
cold front
hurricane
easterly waves
The Caribbean mainly experiences cold fronts from
December to March
January to September
May to November
June to November
Which of the following weather conditions are associated witha cold front?
1. overcast conditions
2. sunshine
3. rainfall
1 only
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Anticyclones are common during
summer
winter
Anticyclones produce warm and stable weather
true
false
