Weather Unit Review

During the entire month of June, temperatures increase in the Northern Hemisphere and decrease in the Southern Hemisphere.

What causes these temperature changes?

• The Sun reaches its lowest point in the sky.

• The Sun reaches its highest point in the sky.

• The north end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the Sun.

• The south end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the Sun.

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What occurs when the Northern Hemisphere experiences spring and the Southern Hemisphere experiences fall?

• The Sun is directly overhead in the Northern Hemisphere.

• The Southern Hemisphere receives more direct rays from the Sun.

• The Northern and Southern Hemispheres get the same amount of energy from the Sun.

• The Northern Hemisphere receives more daylight hours than the Southern Hemisphere.

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Why does a coastal area have less variation in temperature than a noncoastal area?

• Temperatures feel cool all year round due to the duration of daylight.

• Temperatures change from warm to cool depending on the season.

• The temperatures on land change more rapidly than temperatures on water.

• The air is warm because warm water moves from the equator to the poles.

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Which statement describes the impact of ocean currents on climate?

• Ocean currents create changes in the temperature of air over land masses.

• Ocean currents cause the temperature of air over large bodies of water to change.

• Ocean currents move cold water from the equator to the poles, creating cool weather regions.

• Ocean currents carry warm water from the poles to the equator to create warm weather regions.

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Which technology collects data for weather, climate, and environmental monitoring from space?

• radar

• satellites

• weather stations

• weather balloons

Which tools do meteorologists use to help create weather forecasts?

• guesses

• weather service maps

• opinions from weather watchers

• personal observations

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Which detail best describes this map?

• shows isolines and isobars

• shows types of precipitation

• was created for newspapers

• is probably not used to make forecasts

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What does the symbol indicated by the arrows most likely represent?

• a hurricane

• low pressure

• high pressure

• high temperatures

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What is forming in the diagram?

• a front

• a hurricane

• a thunderstorm

• a tornado

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During thunderstorm formation, a lot of energy builds up in cumulonimbus clouds because some processes that help form the cloud and that occur within the cloud give off energy.

What process helps build up energy in cumulonimbus clouds?

• Water droplets freeze in the cumulonimbus clouds.

• Warm air sinks as the cumulonimbus clouds form.

• Warm, moist air mass collides with a cold, dry air mass.

• Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere melt.

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