Atmosphere and Oceanic Circulation

1. Which location will absorb the most heat?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Northern Hemisphere

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The latitude of the equator is _______.

• 90 degrees South

• North pole

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees North

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Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

Energy for convection in the atmosphere and hydrosphere comes from...

• The sun
• The moon
• Solar winds
• The ocean

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1. At what time of day would you be most likely to find that the air over water is significantly warmer than the air over land nearby?

• 5:00 AM

• 11:00 AM

• 4:00 PM

• 9:00 PM

The table below gives air temperature data over land and over the sea for six successive hours labeled A through F. What weather event is occurring around time D?

• Clouds are forming over land.

• Clouds are dissipating over the ocean.

• The breeze is switching from a land breeze to a sea breeze.

• The breeze is switching from a sea breeze to a land breeze.

The strength of a sea breeze depends on

• the heat of the day
• the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land air masses.

• the wind speed
• the amount of precipitation that day

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Why does downwelling happen?

• The salty, colder water is denser than the surrounding water so it sinks.

• Deep water warms as it moves near the equator.

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Why is cold air more higher pressure than warm air?

• With warm air, more air molecules are packed into the same spce.

• With cold air, more air molecules are packed into the same spce.

• Molecules are expanding in cold air.

• Molecules are in moving faster in cold air.

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During the day the air above the land heats up, becomes ____ dense and ____.

• less

  rises

• less

  falls

• more

  rises

• more

  falls