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Energy in the Atmosphere & Oceans Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

In coastal areas, at night, the breeze moves:

a)

From the ocean to land (Sea Breeze)

b)

From the clouds to water due to precipitation

c)

From the land towards the ocean (Land Breeze)

d)

From the surface to the stratosphere

2.

Ocean currents move warm water:

a)

From the equator to the poles

b)

From the Atlantic to the Pacific

c)

From the poles to the equator

d)

Along the Antarctic flow

3.

The transfer of heat energy due to direct contact is called

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Rotation

4.

The transfer of heat energy through liquids and gasses due to uneven heating is called:

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Revolution

5.

The transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves is called:

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Uneven heating

6.

H marks a high pressure area, L marks a low pressure area and the arrows represent wind direction. What can you conclude?

a)

Air moves from high pressure to low pressure

b)

air moves from low pressure to high pressure

c)

the east coast of the US will be windier than the west coast

d)

the west coast of the US will be windier than the east coast

7.

Which of the following effects only global winds?

a)

Uneven heating of earth's surface

b)

the Coriolis Effect and Earth's rotation

c)

differences in pressure

d)

land and water

8.

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the

a)

East Australian Current

b)

North Equatorial Current

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

California Current

9.

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

top to bottom

d)

bottom to top

10.

Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

a)

continents

b)

southern hemisphere

c)

equator

d)

poles

11.

When the air temperature over the land is warmer than the nearby ocean temperature, energy is transferred from the _____ to the _____.

a)

water; air

b)

water; sun

c)

air; sun

d)

air; water

12.

In coastal areas, at night, the breeze moves:

a)

From the ocean to land (Sea Breeze)

b)

From the clouds to water due to precipitation

c)

From the land towards the ocean (Land Breeze)

d)

From the surface to the stratosphere

13.

How can jet streams effect weather?

a)

they can cause temperatures to only cool down

b)

they can cause temperatures to stay the same and precipitation

c)

they can cause temperatures to change and precipitation

d)

they can cause temperatures to warm up only

14.

Ocean currents are

a)

one current that flows from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

b)

a small current in the gulf

c)

a mass movement or flow of ocean water.

15.

Look at he picture. How does the gulf stream affect Europe's coastline?

a)

brings warmer water and waves

b)

brings cooler water

c)

brings cooler water and waves

d)

brings warmer water and more humidity

16.

Is this a land or sea breeze?

a)

land breeze

b)

sea breeze

17.

What causes winds to form on Earth?

a)

solar energy

b)

ocean currents

c)

elevation differences

d)

uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

18.

The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is

a)

the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere

b)

the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air

c)

the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight

d)

the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other

19.

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

a)

the sun

b)

solar winds

c)

the moon

d)

the ocean

20.

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

d)

it can travel high to low and low and high

21.

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

isolation

22.

What do dry air masses usually form over?

a)

oceans

b)

land

23.

An air mass is

a)

a large body of air with about the same temperature and humidity throughout

b)

the amount of moisture in the air

c)

a cold air mass that bumps against a warm air mass

d)

a place where two different air masses meet

24.

If an air mass forms above land, it will be

a)

wet

b)

cold

c)

dry

d)

hot

25.

If an air mass forms over an ocean it will be

a)

wet

b)

cold

c)

dry

d)

warm

26.

Which type of air would you find at air mass D?

a)

cold, dry

b)

warm, dry

c)

warm, humid

d)

cold, humid

27.

What characteristics are used to classify air masses?

a)

temperature and humidity

b)

pressure and temperature

c)

latitude and longitude

d)

wind speed and direction

28.

Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?

a)

over a continent, near the poles

b)

over the ocean, near the poles

c)

over a continent, near the equator

d)

over the ocean, near the equator

29.

A warm and dry air mass is best described as...

a)

continental tropical

b)

continental polar

c)

maritime tropical

d)

maritime polar

30.

The boundary that forms between two air masses when they meet is called a...

a)

squall line

b)

storm line

c)

front

d)

midaltitude