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Review for Weather and Climate Unit

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ causes surface currents.

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

density differences

d)

wind

2.

______ causes deep ocean currents

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density differences

3.

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

d)

fluctuate

4.

_______ causes the Coriolis Effect

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density

5.

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Current

c)

North American Gyre

d)

Arctic Current

6.

Gyres in the southern hemisphere are surface currents that turn _________ due to the Coriolis Effect.

a)

clockwise

b)

counterclockwise

c)

toward the right

d)

toward the bottom of the ocean

7.

________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

a)

gravity and the Coriolis Effect

b)

temperature and salinity

c)

wind and climate

d)

temperature and the Coriolis Effect

8.

The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.

a)

halinethermal circulation

b)

thermohaline circulation

c)

thermodensity circulation

9.

What is the temperature for the following station model?

a)

4 ºF

b)

76 ºF

c)

80 ºF

d)

129 ºF

10.

What is the dewpoint for the following station model?

a)

10 ºF

b)

23 ºF

c)

65 ºF

d)

75 ºF

11.

What is the present weather for the following station model?

a)

rain

b)

thunderstorms

c)

drizzle

d)

fog

12.

What is the amount of precipitation for the following station model?

a)

.15 in

b)

1/4 in

c)

6 in

d)

46 in

13.

What is the visibility for the following station model?

a)

1/2 mi

b)

9 mi

c)

42 mi

d)

59 mi

14.

What is the wind direction for the following station model?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

northwest

d)

northeast

15.

What is the wind speed for the following station model?

a)

10 knots

b)

15 knots

c)

20 knots

d)

25 knots

16.

30° C is?

a)

Hot

b)

Nice

c)

Cold

d)

Ice

17.

20° is?

a)

Hot

b)

Nice

c)

Cold

d)

Ice

18.

10° is?

a)

Hot

b)

Nice

c)

Cold

d)

Ice

19.

0° is?

a)

Hot

b)

Nice

c)

Cold

d)

Ice

20.

Which is the desert climograph?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which climograph has the most precipitation during the winter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which climograph has the most precipitation during the summer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Which climograph has the largest degree difference between the average high and average low?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which TWO climographs are closest to the equator (warmest)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which climograph do you think matches the place in the picture?

a)
b)
26.

Which climograph do you think matches the place in the picture?

a)
b)
27.
What is weather over a long period of time?
a)
A tropical vacation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Science
28.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
29.
The sun’s rays are least direct __________.
a)
near the poles.      
b)
in July.
c)
near the equator.
d)
far from the ocean.
30.
Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat.
a)
True 
b)
False
31.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes
c)
humidity and pressure
32.
The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
a)
dry side
b)
leeward/dry side
c)
windward/wet side
d)
cloudy side
33.
What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines?
a)
the spinning of Earth
b)
changes in air pressure
c)
changes in temperature
d)
differences in latitudes
34.
Distance north or south of the Equator is called _______.
a)
latitude
b)
elevation
c)
topography
d)
wind pattern
35.
Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because
a)
water heats up and cools more slowly than land
b)
water heats up and cools faster than land
c)
water and land cool at the same time
d)
water and land heat at the same rate
36.
What is weather over a long period of time?
a)
A tropical vacation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Science
37.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
38.
The sun’s rays are least direct __________.
a)
near the poles.      
b)
in July.
c)
near the equator.
d)
far from the ocean.
39.
Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because
a)
water heats up and cools more slowly than land
b)
water heats up and cools faster than land
c)
water and land cool at the same time
d)
water and land heat at the same rate
40.
Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat.
a)
True 
b)
False
41.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes
c)
humidity and pressure
42.
The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
a)
dry side
b)
leeward/dry side
c)
windward/wet side
d)
cloudy side
43.
Distance north or south of the Equator is called _______.
a)
latitude
b)
elevation
c)
topography
d)
wind pattern
44.

How does the climate at the base of the mountain differ from the climate at the top?

a)

The base has a cooler, drier climate than the top.

b)

The top has a wetter, warmer climate with higher air pressure.

c)

The top has a colder, drier climate with lower pressure.

d)

The base and the top have the same climate.

45.

The 'L' in LAPDOG stands for:

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Length from the sea

d)

Length of the mountain

46.

If there is a cold ocean current near a coastline there will be more likely to be what type of biome on that coastline?

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Boreal forest

47.

Which of the following gases IS NOT considered a greenhouse gas?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen

c)

water vapor

d)

methane

48.
Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
49.

Which of the following have been linked to climate change? Pick only those that apply.

a)

droughts

b)

flooding

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

ocean acidification

e)

all of the above

50.
Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest
a)
near the equator
b)
near the poles
c)
between the equator and the North Pole
d)
between the equator and the South Pole
51.

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

a)

buying bottled water

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

current agricultural practices

d)

eating red meat

52.
Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
53.

Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

photosynthesis and respiration

c)

oceans acidification

d)

all of the above

54.

Global temperatures have been increasing drastically?

a)

since the Jurassic Era (time of dinosaurs) 65 million yr ago

b)

since the advent of human kind.

c)

since the industrial revolution.

d)

Climate change is not real and there is not scientific evidence of temperature change.

55.

The most effective thing you can do to help decrease global warming is?

a)

Stop using bottled water, use a reusable cup/bottle.

b)

Eat less red meat. Eat more plan based protein.

c)

Car pool to school with your friends

d)

Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

e)

Buy energy efficient appliances

56.
Carbon is stored in
a)
Trees and other living things
b)
Oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
All are correct

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