Weather and climate review

What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Where on Earth does the Sun's energy heat up the ocean water the LEAST?

• at the Poles
• at the equator
• near the continents
• the Sun's energy heats up ocean water the same all around the Earth

Due to the jet stream, weather in Northern hemisphere blows ---- to ----- . 

• north; south
• east; west
• west; east
• south; north

Which city is closest to a high pressure system?

• New York
• Miami
• Minneapolis
• Boise

Which city is close to a warm front?

• Chicago
• New York
• Boise
• Denver

____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.

• Cold, More
• Warm, Less
• Cold, Less
• Warm, More

Which would most likely be responsible for winter storms with large amounts of snow fall?

• A low pressure system moving into the area
• The wind changing directions.
• The temperature increasing and then dropping sharply.
• Cloud cover increasing and temperature decreasing.

The temperature of the oceans affects the different climates on Earth because:

• The water in the oceans holds a great amount of heat.
• The oceans shelter the shore from severe weather.
• The warm waves that hit the ocean shore warm the surrounding air.
• The climates that border the ocean are mostly sunny and the sun warms the Earth.

Which of the following is most likely to be the cause of high wind and heavy rainfall?

• A cold mass is remaining stationary for an extended period of time.
• A cold mass is colliding with moist, warm air.
• A warm air mass is remaining stationary for an extended period of time.
• A moist, warm air mass is colliding with a dry air mass of the same temperature.