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APES unit 4.5,7,8,9

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

a)

coriolis effect

b)

doldrums

c)

trade winds

d)

westerlies

2.
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
a)
from east to west
b)
from west to east
c)
from north to south
d)
from south to north
3.
Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator.
a)
Prevailing westerlies
b)
Horse latitudes
c)
Trade winds
d)
Polar easterlies
4.
Cold winds that blow from east to west between latitude lines 60°N and the North Pole and 60°S and the South Pole.
a)
Prevailing westerlies
b)
Trade winds
c)
Horse latitudes
d)
Polar easterlies
5.
Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?
a)
trade winds
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
doldrums
d)
polar easterlies
6.

What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

a)

heat from the Earth's core

b)

the rotation of the Earth

c)

Moon's gravity

d)

unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

7.
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
a)
land breezes
b)
mountain breezes
c)
global winds
d)
land breezes
8.

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

magnetism

9.

Which global winds move FROM the east to the west?

a)

Doldrums

b)

Cauldrons

c)

Westerlies

d)

Easterlies

10.

Wind is the movement of air from ___ pressure to ___ pressure.

a)

High, low

b)

Low, high

c)

Hot, Cold

d)

Cold, Warm

11.

What pressure cell is a global-scale tropical atmospheric circulation that features air rising near the Equator and descending in the subtropics.

a)

Hadley

b)

Ferrel

c)

Polar

12.

What is an area of no wind that occurs at the Equator as the air heats up fast causing low pressure?

a)

Doldrum

b)

Horse latitude

c)

Westerlies

d)

Easterlies

13.

What are areas of no wind that occurs at 30 degrees N and S where air stops moving toward the poles and sinks?

a)

Doldrum

b)

Horse latitude

c)

Westerlies

d)

Easterlies

14.

What breeze blows from the sea toward the land during the day?

a)

Land

b)

Sea

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

15.

What is the breeze that blows from the land toward the sea at night.

a)

Sea

b)

Land

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

16.

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

4 lines
17.

Identify the solstice/equinox that is being depicted in POINT A-D. Also include the approximate date each of these events occur.

4 lines
18.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
19.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
20.
In the Northern Hemisphere, on which day will you receive the most daylight?
a)
September 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
June 21
21.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
22.
Objects appear to move from east to west because Earth turns from _______ to ________.
a)
East to West.
b)
West to East.
c)
North to South.
d)
South to North.
23.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
24.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
25.
Equinox means - 
a)
Equal light
b)
Longest day
c)
Shortest day
d)
Tilt
26.

The __________________ _________ ________________ located in the Northern Hemisphere is:

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

South Tropic

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

North Tropic

27.

What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?

a)

prime meridian

b)

tropics

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

28.

What vertical lines show distance east or west of the prime meridian?

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

29.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

30.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

31.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

32.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

33.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
34.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
35.
What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?
a)
the Gulf Stream
b)
the Jet Stream
c)
La Nina
d)
El Nino
36.

What causes La Nina?

a)

cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America

b)

cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US

c)

cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

d)

warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

37.

Image represents...

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

38.

Which month does El nino and La nina occur?

a)

June

b)

September

c)

December

39.

La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

a)

a warming

b)

a cooling

c)

average temperatures

40.

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

a)

El Nino poisons the fish

b)

El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

c)

El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

d)

El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

41.

When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold water to the surface and bring nutrient rich sediments from the seafloor, this is called ___________________.

a)

upwelling

b)

downwelling

c)

El zapato

d)

La Gloria

42.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
43.
Which statement best explains why a desert often forms on the leeward side of a mountain? 
a)
Sinking air compresses and warms.
b)
Sinking air expands and warms.
c)
Rising air compresses and warms.
d)
Rising air expands and warms. 
44.

How does a large body of water usually affect weather conditions on nearby land?

a)

It causes the weather to be dryer in the winter

b)

It causes the weather to be colder in the winter

c)

It causes the weather to be warmer in the winter

d)

it causes the weather to be less severe in the winter

45.

Which explains the high precipitation levels in areas near the equator?

a)

The equator has very little wind, which causes rain-filled clouds to remain still for longer periods of time

b)

The equator has stronger winds that cause clouds filled with precipitation to burst, resulting in precipitation

c)

At the equator, warmer conditions create an increase in evaporation. Evaporation leads to more precipitation.

d)

At the equator, warmer conditions create a decrease in evaporation. Less evaporation leads to more precipitation.

46.

Global atmospheric patterns are responsible for most local weather. Which causes these patterns to exist?

a)

mountain ranges

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

holes in the ozone layer

d)

unequal heating of the Earth

47.

What is the Urban Heat Island Effect?

a)

A city or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities.

b)

A city or metropolitan area that is cold and surrounding rural areas.

c)

A city or metropolitan area that is significantly green and cold surrounding rural areas due to human activities.

48.

______________ air is more dense, therefore it exerts higher air pressure.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

49.

Meteorologists use a unit for air pressure known as the:

a)

Millibar

b)

Newton

c)

Joule

d)

Watt

e)

Volt

50.

The standard air pressure at sea level in millibars is:

a)

1 millibars

b)

10 millibars

c)

1013.2 millibars

d)

1029.4 millibars

e)

1500.7 millibars

51.

Which of the following is used to measure air pressure:

a)

Anemometer

b)

Psychrometer

c)

Wind vane

d)

Thermometer

e)

Aneroid barometer

52.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Sunny
b)
Calm
c)
Stormy
53.

78% of atmosphere

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

helium

d)

CO2

54.

Can lead to acid precipitation

a)

PANs

b)

NOx and SOx

c)

O3

d)

methane

55.

Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

56.

Where weather happens and GHgases trap heat

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

57.
Which of the following is the highest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
themosphere
c)
trophosphere
d)
mesosphere
58.

Temperature increases with altitude through most of the stratosphere because

a)

heat is released when oxygen and ozone absorb the sun's UV radiation

b)

Sunlight is more intense in the stratosphere

c)

Jet stream winds produce frictional heat

d)

Water vapor levels are high and store heat

59.
Large bodies of water affect climate 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
60.
Region with the lowest atmospheric pressure
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
exosphere
61.
Which list is in the correct order of atmospheric layers starting from Earth's surface?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
Thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere
c)
Exosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
d)
mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, troposphere
62.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
63.

Which of the following best explains why polar regions are colder than tropical regions?

a)

Polar regions have lower albedo values.

b)

Polar regions receive less solar energy per unit area

c)

Tropical regions receive less direct sunlight

d)

Light travels through more atmosphere and loses energy in tropic regions.

64.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Low pressure means air is falling.

b)

High pressure means cloudy skies

c)

High pressure means air is rising

d)

Low pressure means air is rising

65.
What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?
a)
temperature and density
b)
temperature and precipitation
c)
precipitation and density
d)
winds and humidity
66.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
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