Quiz about TEST Review - Climate Zones, Winds

Question 1

1. Which energy form is the driving force for all heating of Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Solar Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Conduction Energy

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Physical Energy

Question 2

2. What causes convection currents in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Warm air near Earth's surface rises and then cools off and sinks.

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Cold air from Earth's poles pushes warm air to the center of Earth.

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Solar heated air comes down and reflects back up as a current.

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Cool air in Earth's tropics spin as Earth rotates.

Question 3

3. Which statement is true about how land and water heat up when warmed by the sun?

Accepted Answer

Land heats up more quickly than water.

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Water heats up more quickly than land.

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Land and water heat up at the same rate.

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Neither land nor water are heated by the sun.

Question 4

4. In which climate zone would you expect to have the most amount of cold air sinking?

Accepted Answer

Polar Region

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Tropical Region

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Temperate Region

Question 5

5. In which climate zone would you expect to have the most amount of hot air rising?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Region

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Temperate Region

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Polar Region

Question 6

6. Which of the following arguments is best supported by the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

Areas further from the equator are cooler because sun's energy is spread over a larger area due to Earth's spherical shape.

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South Carolina's seasons are solely due to the revolution of Earth around the sun.

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All areas of the Earth receive the same amount of energy from the sun.

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Earth's weather is impacted by global winds that move weather systems towards landfall.

Question 7

7. Earth has different climate zones because _____.

Accepted Answer

different latitudes of Earth receive different amounts of sunlight

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the distance between Earth and the Sun changes with the seasons

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the strength of the Sun changes over time

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Earth is smaller than the sun

Question 8

11. Polar climate zones are coldest because _____.

Accepted Answer

They receive less direct sunlight.

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They receive more direct sunlight.

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Heat is not transferred to the poles.

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The south pole region receives more direct sunlight than the north pole region.

Question 9

12. Tropical climate zones are warmest because _____.

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They receive more direct sunlight.

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They receive less direct sunlight.

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Heat is not transferred to the tropical region.

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The southern region of the tropics is warmer than the northern region of the tropics.

Question 10

13. Which climate zone experiences all four seasons?

Accepted Answer

Temperate Region

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Tropical Region

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Polar Region

Question 11

14. The climate zone that is cold year round and receives indirect sunlight is represented by which letter on the map?

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A

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B

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C

Question 12

15. The climate zone that is warm year round and receives direct sunlight represented by which letter on the map?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

Question 13

16. The climate zone that has definite seasons and receives varying amount of direct and indirect sunlight is best represented by which letter on the map?

Accepted Answer

B

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A

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C

Question 14

17. What causes global winds?

Accepted Answer

unequal heating of Earth's surface

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the ocean tides

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the Coriolis effect

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the greenhouse effect

Question 15

18. In the figure below, which global wind is shown by arrow 1?

Accepted Answer

Polar Easterlies

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Trade Winds

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Prevailing Westerlies

Question 16

19. In the figure below, which global wind is shown by arrow 2?

Accepted Answer

Prevailing Westerlies

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Trade Winds

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Polar Easterlies

Question 17

20. In the figure below, which global wind is shown by arrow 3?

Accepted Answer

Trade Winds

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Polar Easterlies

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Prevailing Westerlies

Question 18

21. The figure below shows how Earth's winds turn due to Earth's rotation. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

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Turning Effect

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Greenhouse Effect

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Barometric Effect

Question 19

22. Weather systems generally move from west to east in the United States. This is in which global wind belt?

Accepted Answer

Prevailing Westerlies

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Trade Winds

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Polar Easterlies

Question 20

23. In the figure below, what are the loops of warm air rising and cool air sinking called?

Accepted Answer

Convection Currents

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Coriolis Effect

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Greenhouse Effects

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Tidal Effects

Question 21

24. In the figure below, what type of breeze is shown in Diagram Y?

Accepted Answer

Land breeze

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Sea breeze

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Prevailing Westerlies

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Polar Easterlies

Question 22

25. In the figure below, which diagram shows what would occur during the day?

Accepted Answer

Diagram X

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Diagram Y

Question 23

26. Focus on Diagram X. Where is the high pressure located in Diagram X?

Accepted Answer

Over the water

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Over the land

Question 24

27. Focus on Diagram Y. Where is the low pressure located in Diagram Y?

Accepted Answer

Over the water

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Over the land

Question 25

28. In the figure below, what are the loops of fast moving air show by (1) and (2) called?

Accepted Answer

Jet Streams

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Greenhouse Effects

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Ocean Currents

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Polar Easterlies

Question 26

29. In the figure below, what can the loop of fast moving air shown by (1) do to the weather in the United States?

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It can bring cold air from the north.

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It can cause a hurricane.

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It can bring warm air from the south.

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Nothing, it is too high to affect us.

Question 27

30. In the figure below, what can the loop of fast moving air shown by (2) do to the weather in the United States?

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It can bring warm air from the south.

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It can cause a hurricane.

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It can bring cold air from the north.

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Nothing, it is too high to affect us.

Question 28

31. San Diego, California and Austin, Texas are similar distances from the equator, however San Diego has cooler temperatures than hot Austin, Texas. Which statement best explains this?

Accepted Answer

The cool waters off the coast of California cool the atmosphere above it.

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Global winds caused by the Coriolis Effect.

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Latitudes closer to the poles receives less intense sunlight.

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Rotating of the Earth on its axis means longer day time periods for Austin, TX.

Question 29

32. Mount Saint Helens erupted on May 18, 1980.  540 millions of tons of ash was expelled into the upper atmosphere. By May 20th the ash had reached the east coast of the U.S. Explain which factors impacted the movement of the ash cloud.

Accepted Answer

Jet Stream and Prevailing Westerlies

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Polar Easterlies and Gulf Stream Current

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Trade winds and California Current

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Tropical Current and Jet Stream

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