Earth Science Regents Climate

Air always blows from 

• a. High pressure to low pressure
• b. Hot air to cold air
• c. low pressure to high pressure
• d. East to west

Winds in the Northern hemisphere curve to the 

• upward
• downward
• left
• right

Which direction do winds blow between 30°N and 60°S

• from the NW
• from the SE
• from the SW
• from the NE

What causes wind?

• differences in pressure
• differences in oxygen
• differences in thermosphere
• differences in gravity

What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?

• warm air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles
• cold air sinks at the equator and warm air rises at the poles
• warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles
• cold air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

How does the temperature and precipitation on the windward side of the mountain compare to the temperature on the leeward side?

• Temperature on the leeward side is cooler and there is more precipitation.

• Temperature and precipitation on the leeward side is the same as the windward side.

• Temperature on the windward side is cooler and there is more precipitation.

• Temperature on the windward side is warmer and there is less precipitation.

Why is the climate warmer in the tropics than at the South Pole?

• The South Pole receives less intense insolation.
• The South Pole receives more infrared radiation.
• The South pole is a lower elevation.
• The South Pole has more cloud cover.

Which climatic factor likely explains why you observe snowfall in the diagram on top of the mountains?

•  ocean currents
• latitude
• elevation
•  global winds

Warm air masses that form near the equator over water are called

• maritime tropical air masses
• maritime polar air masses
• continental polar air masses
• continental tropical air masses
  continental air masses