Meteorology

What is the major cause of winds?

• tsunamis

• unequal heating of Earth's surface

• climatic earthquakes on Earth's surface

• ocean waves

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Which term best describes the movement of air from the ocean toward the land in the daytime?

• sea breeze

• land breeze

• valley breeze

• current breeze

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Thunderstorms develop as a result of which process in ocean areas?

• rising warm air creating low pressure cells

• rising warm air creating high pressure cells

• falling air temperatures creating low pressure cells

• falling air temperatures creating high pressure cells

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What is a large body of air that is horizontally uniform in characteristics such as temperature and humidity?

• an air mass

• a hurricane

• a tornado

• a weather front

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The diagram shows the layers of the atmosphere. In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increases?

• The mesosphere and stratosphere

• The stratosphere and thermosphere

• The thermosphere and troposphere

• The troposphere and mesosphere

What characteristic do thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes all share?

• They all form over dry and hot desert regions.

• They are all easily predicted by weather forecasters.

• They are all formed when warm and moist air rapidly rises.

• They always cause severe damage to land and property.

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Where does most of Earth's weather occur?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• tropopause

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Warm air rises because it

• has a lower density than cool air.

• lacks density.

• has a higher density than cool air.

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What occurs in the eye region of a hurricane?

• hail storms

• torrential rain

• calm air

• strong winds

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A diagram of air movement is shown below. What does this diagram show?

• hurricane

• land breeze

• tornado

• sea breeze

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