Weather Test Study Guide

A boundary in which two different air masses meet and do not mix, causing a change in the weather is: *

• the jet stream

• the greenhouse effect

• a weather front

• air pressure

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A large section of air with the same temperature and moisture level is called ________________.

• a pressure gradient

• an air mass

• a hemisphere

• a hurricane

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The Sun strikes the Earth the most at the Equator and the least at the poles. This causes warm air to ____________ from the equator and cold air to ___________ at the poles. *

• stay, leave

• leave, stay

• rise, sink

• sink, rise

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Temperature changes along the coast are usually less extreme than temperature changes farther inland. Which of the following statements best explains why? *

• It is much windier at the coast than father inland.

• The temperature of the land remains fairly constant.

• It is much less humid at the coast than farther inland.

• The temperature of the ocean remains fairly constant.

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Which of the following data would be most useful for describing the climate of a specific area? *

• average weekly wind speeds for 1 month

• daily relative humidity levels for 18 months

• total annual precipitation amounts for 2 years

• average high and low monthly temperatures for 20 years

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In general, how does air move around the Earth? Pick the best answer. *

• from areas with deeper ocean to areas with shallower oceans

• from areas of lower air pressure to areas of higher air pressure

• from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature

• from areas of lower temperature to areas of higher temperature

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The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this? *

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• water transfer

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A cold front moving into an area can bring what type of weather?

• warmer temperatures, clear and sunny skies

• cooler temperatures, clear skies

• warmer temperatures, clouds

• cooler temperatures, clouds, and precipitation

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In a particular region, a change in climate would likely have a greater effect on organisms than a change in weather would. Which of the following statements best explains why? *

• A change in climate causes more earthquakes than a change in weather does.

• A change in climate causes clouds to form faster than a change in weather does.

• A change in climate affects the number of daylight hours more than a change in weather does.

• A change in climate affects an environment for a longer time than a change in weather does.

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

• unequal heating of the Earth by the Sun

• the rotation of Earth

• the moon’s gravity

• continental

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