Weather and Climate

What is wind?

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure and temperature

• Large scale movement of CO2 caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in temperature

• Large scale movement of temperature caused by differences in air pressure

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The tendency for objects to move to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the to the left in the Southern Hemisphere is due to the:

• Eckman's spiral

• Coriolis effect

• Westerlies

• Gyres

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Weather fronts are caused by interactions between air masses of different ________________________.

• latitude and logitude

• temperature and humidity

• forms of precipitation

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The weather map below shows the locations of a high-pressure center (H) and a low-pressure center (L), air masses cP and mT, and city A. Explain why city A has clear sky conditions.

• City A is near a high pressure system

• City A is near a low pressure system

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Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry

• warm, humid

• warm, dry

• cold, humid

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Which type of weather front can produce precipitation (rain or snow)?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

• All of the above

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What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Where do warm ocean currents come from

• the poles

• near the land

• the equator

• middle of the oceans

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What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

• Denver

• El Paso

• Memphis

• Los Angeles

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The sun's energy causes heat to be redistributed around the globe through a process called...

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Election

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