Understanding Weather and Climate Patterns

What forms when two air masses meet?

• A front

• They merge

• A new planet

• Dinosaurs extinct

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What causes ocean currents to curve right in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's spin

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's gravity

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What causes surface currents?

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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What system creates a blizzard?

• High Pressure

• Low pressure

• Cold front

• Warm front

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the average atmospheric conditions over a long period, while climate is the day-to-day atmospheric conditions.

• Weather is the day-to-day atmospheric conditions, while climate is the average atmospheric conditions over a long period.

• Weather and climate are the same and can be used interchangeably.

• Weather is only about temperature, while climate includes temperature and precipitation.

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How do ocean currents affect coastal climates?

• Ocean currents have no effect.

• They can warm or cool the air, affecting nearby land.

• They only affect climate in summer.

• They make the land more arid.

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What role does the sun play in global winds?

• The sun has no effect on global winds.

• The sun heats the Earth unevenly, causing winds.

• The sun cools the Earth, stopping winds.

• The sun only affects equatorial winds.

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How does the sun's energy affect temperature differences between air, water, and land?

• The sun heats air, water, and land equally, causing no temperature differences.

• The sun heats land faster than water, causing temperature differences that affect weather patterns.

• The sun only heats water, leaving air and land unaffected.

• The sun's energy is absorbed equally by air, water, and land.

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How do global wind patterns affect ocean currents?

• No effect.

• They drive currents, influencing climate and weather.

• They stop currents.

• They only affect currents near the poles.

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Differentiate between the effects of global winds and ocean currents on local weather.

• Global winds and ocean currents have identical effects on local weather.

• Global winds primarily affect air temperature and precipitation, while ocean currents influence coastal temperatures and humidity.

• Global winds only affect weather at the equator, while ocean currents affect weather at the poles.

• Global winds and ocean currents have no effect on local weather.

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