Meteorology Review

Which of the following statements best explains why it is warmer at the equator than the North Pole?

• The equator has more daylight hours per year than the North Pole

• The equator has a larger area than the North Pole

• The equator is closer to the Sun than the North Pole

• The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North pole

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Students completed a lab investigation consisting of four stations, A, B, C, and D. Equal amounts of sand at the same starting temperature were heated by identical light sources. The light sources were the same distance from each station, but at different angles to the surfaces. Two thermometers were used at each station, one just above the surface and the other just below the surface. The lights were turned on for 30 minutes and then removed for the next 30 minutes. Temperatures were recorded each minute for the 60 minutes. Using the model above, which station was most of the energy from the light sources transferred to the sand?

• Station A, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by radiation.

• Station A, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by conduction.

• Station D, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by radiation.

• Station D, because the sand is receiving the most direct heat transfer by conduction.

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The atmosphere is divided into spherical layers based upon the...

• amount of precipitation contained within each layer of the atmosphere.

• concentration of oxygen contained within each layer of the atmosphere.

• variation in the concentration and amount of ozone contained within each layer

• temperature changes from variations in absorption of solar energy within each layer of the atmosphere

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Using the weather map above, explain what is happening in the city of Denver.

• A cold front hitting with rain

• A warm front hitting with rain

• An occluded front with rain following a warm front

• A stationary front with rain following an occluded front

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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.

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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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

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