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Lesson 5.3 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are needed to form tropical cyclones ( choose multiple answers)?

a)

Tropical Water atleast 80° F

b)

High Humidity

c)

Light Winds

d)

Low Pressure

e)

Form near the Equator ( 5° - 20° latitude)

2.

What is the term used for a large volume of water flowing in a certain direction?

a)

Ocean wave

b)

Ocean current

c)

Ocean tide

d)

Ocean ripple

3.

Which hemisphere has gyres that rotate clockwise?

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

4.

What is one function of ocean gyres?

a)

Transport warm water to poles

b)

Transport warm water to equator

c)

Create permanent loops

d)

Increase Earth's temperature

5.

How do gyres help Earth's climate?

a)

They create storms

b)

They regulate Earth's temperature

c)

They increase ocean salinity

d)

They decrease ocean currents

6.

Which hemisphere experiences counterclockwise rotation of tropical cyclones?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

7.

What is the minimum temperature of tropical water required for tropical cyclone formation?

a)

70°F

b)

75°F

c)

80°F

d)

85°F

8.

What is the main factor that differentiates a hurricane from a typhoon?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Temperature

c)

Location

d)

Size

9.

What is common between hurricanes and typhoons?

a)

They occur in the same ocean

b)

They have the same wind speed threshold

c)

They are different types of storms

d)

They form in cold regions

10.

Which of the following is true about hurricanes and typhoons?

a)

They have different formation processes

b)

They are named based on location

c)

They occur only in the Southern Hemisphere

d)

They have winds less than 100 km/h

11.

What is the role of humid air in a hurricane?

a)

It cools the ocean.

b)

It makes the clouds of the storm.

c)

It stops the winds.

d)

It reduces evaporation.

12.

Hurricanes weaken above land because they are no longer fueled by warm ocean water.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
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
14.
What causes wind?
a)
differences in pressure
b)
conduction currents
c)
density
d)
tropical currents
15.
This type of wind comes from the POLES. It blows from east to west and brings freezing weather. 
a)
Prevailing Westerlies
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Polar Westerlies
d)
Horse Latitudes
16.
The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Continental Deflection
c)
Transpiration
d)
Coriolis Effect
17.
The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:
a)
subtropical westerlies
b)
polar westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
polar winds
18.

Which statement correctly defines wind?

a)

Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

b)

Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

c)

Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

d)

Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

19.

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

a)

the moon

b)

the sun

c)

the rotation of the Earth

20.

Why does warm air rise?

a)

Warm air is more dense than cooler air.

b)

Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

c)

Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.

d)

Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

21.

What causes wind?

a)

Too much Taco Bell

b)

Differences in elevation

c)

The uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

d)

Ocean currents

22.

In general, how does air move?

a)

From areas of lower pressure to areas of higher pressure

b)

From areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure

c)

From areas of hot to cold

d)

A big fan blows it around

23.

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

a)

Rotation of the Earth

b)

Rotation of the Moon

c)

Earth tilt

d)

Rotation of the Sun

24.

What are Doldrums?

a)

An area in the sea with high wind activity

b)

A place where many earthquakes occur

c)

An area at the equator with little to no wind activity

d)

Book by Nicholas Gannon

25.

What causes differences in air pressure?

a)

even heating of the Earth

b)

Even cooling of the earth

c)

uneven heating of the earth

d)

global warming