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Unit 6 Corrections

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
2.
What fuels a hurricane's strength?
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Warm Water
d)
Cold Water
3.
Why does cold water or land cause a hurricane to weaken?
a)
because the high pressure of the hurricane can't handle the cold water from a low pressure system
b)
because the land always cools faster than the ocean
c)
because the land breeze shreds the hurricane
d)
because they cut off the energy supply to the hurricane
4.

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

a)

Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

b)

Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

c)

The weather at the polar regions

d)

The directions that ships travel in the oceans

5.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front 
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
6.

The majority of heat transfer performed on Earth by oceans is from what region to what other region?

a)

From the Equator to the poles.

b)

From coastal regions to inland.

c)

From North America to South America.

d)

From the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

7.

The circulation of warm and cold matter is called...

a)

Convection

b)

Wind

c)

Evaporates

d)

Rises

8.
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 cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
d)
the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight
9.
What is climate?
a)
Temporary conditions 
b)
Small area conditions
c)
Long-term conditions
d)
Rapidly changing conditions
10.
What is weather?
a)
Temporary conditions
b)
Long-term conditions
c)
Large area conditions
d)
Slowly changing conditions
11.
Which instrument measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Wind Vane
12.
The instrument used to measure water vapor in the air is the
a)
barometer
b)

psychrometer

c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
13.

The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown most recently experienced a temperature rise?

a)

Amarillo

b)

Detroit

c)

Orlando

d)

Reno

14.

Heated air rises, causing there to be an area of low pressure and empty space. When new air flows in to replace the heated air, —

a)

Wind Occurs

b)

Thunder Occurs

c)

Rain Occurs

d)

Lightening Occurs

15.

Ocean currents affect weather patterns by - 

a)

Trapping heat at the Equator to regulate local climate.

b)

Regulating when Tides occur

c)

Distributing heat from the uneven absorption of solar energy