Module 2 Test Review

A student goes the beach. She thinks that at night the sand will get cooler faster than the water. Which describes the student's thinking?

• She is correct because the sandy beach will absorb thermal energy more slowly than the ocean
• She is correct because the specific heat of water is higher than of the sandy beach
• She is incorrect because the specific heat of land and water are not different
• She is incorrect because the ocean releases heat to the air more quickly than the land

Sea and land breezes are caused because ______.

• the land heats and cools more slowly than the water
• the land heats and cools more quickly than the water
• air moves more easily over water than over land
• air moves more easily over land than over water

What is the cause of the Coriolis Effect?

• Earth's rotation
• the tilt of Earth's axis
• the distance of Earth from the Sun
• Earth's position in its orbit

Which type of system is shown in the figure?

• cold front
• low pressure
• stationary front
• high pressure

The figure shows the formation of a front. What type of weather is associated with this type of front?

• cool breezes and snow flurries
• light winds and precipitation
• intense precipitation and thunderstorms
• thick clouds and fog

How are climate and weather related?

• Climate is the weather closer to the equator.
• Climate cannot be affected by human activities.
• Climate is the average weather over a long period of time.
• Climate changes day to day, weather is fairly constant.

What is the primary role of a meteorologist?

• To design weather clothing
• To build weather stations
• To predict and study weather patterns
• To collect weather rocks

How is air pressure measured?

• With a ruler
• With a barometer
• With a scale
• With a thermometer

What instrument measures wind speed?

• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Barometer
• Psychrometer

A student is asked to describe the climate in their region. Which statement correctly describes climate?

• "It's cold and raining outside."
• "It rains about 20 inches a year here."
• "The wind blew my trash can across the street."
• "It snowed 18 inches this winter."