Meteorology Review

What is the effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from precipitating, increasing atmospheric humidity.

• Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from condensing, decreasing atmospheric humidity.

• Heat radiated by the Earth into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from escaping into space, increasing global temperatures.

• Heat radiated by the Sun is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, decreasing global temperatures.

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Which of these circumstances will cause a hurricane originate?

• If the hurricane moves over warmer water

• if the hurricane moves over colder water

• if the hurricane moves over dry land

• if the hurricane moves into drier air

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How does Layer Z benefit life on Earth?

• It reflects most light away from Earth's surface so that it does not damage plants and animals.

• It holds a lot of neon gas, which is required by the circulatory system of plants and animals.

• It contains insulating water vapor that is circulated and returned to Earth's surface

• It contains mostly ozone, which makes this layer the warmest for living organisms.

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

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What two factors determine the direction in which prevailing winds blow?

• the rotation of the Earth on its axis and the sun’s uneven heating of the earth

• the revolution of the earth around the sun and the sun’s uneven heating of the earth

• the rotation of the Earth on its axis and the cool air from the poles

• the revolution of the Earth around the sun and the cool air from the poles

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Weather patterns in the US move from west to east because

• the tradewinds move them

• the prevailing westerlies move them

• the polar easterlies move them

• sea breezes move them

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The trade winds and polar easterlies DO NOT typically impact Georgia's weather because

• they are sea breezes at the coast

• they are found near the equators or at the poles.

• they almost never are blowing

• they cancel each other out

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What is one explanation for the difference in temperatures between the two cities?

• Fewer people live in the coastal city

• the inland city has more buildings than the coastal city

• large bodies of water get very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter

• large bodies of water absorb and release heat very slowly & moderate (control) the temperature.

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Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day

• Night