1) What type of weather is associated with a cold front? a) warmer temperatures, rain for a few days b) drop in temperatures , windy and thunderstorms c) warmer temperatures, hot air for several days  d) overcast and cloudy days 2) Air masses moving from the north pole towards the equator curve to the ___________ due to the rotation or spinning of the Earth on its axis. a) North b) South c) East d) West 3) Why do winds curve instead of going straight to the equator from the poles? a) The Coriolis effect occurs and changes the direction of the winds b) The jet stream occurs and changes the direction of the winds c) the areas is hotter so there is lower air pressure that changes the wind d) the Coriolis effect causes low pressure there and wind moves towards low pressure 4) The wind is coming from the west to the east. What occurs due to the effect of the mountain? a) ocean air rises and cools as it rises producing more rain on the western side b) the warm air cools and moves down the mountain producing more snow on the eastern side c) there will be more vegetation on the eastern side of the mountain d) the temperature on the western side is warmer 5) What is the jet stream? (select 2 answers) a) it separates warm air from cold air b) it guides the movement of storms across the continent c) it moves in a straight line from east to west d) it only affects weather in the mountainous regions 6) What is associated with a low pressure region? a) air is descending causing clear skies b) air is descending causing cloudy skies c) air is rising causing cloudy skies d) air is rising causing clear skies 7) Which air mass will generate a warm, wet environment? a) Continental Arctic b) Continental Polar c) Maritime Polar d) Maritime Tropical e) Continental Tropical f) Maritime Arctic 8) Which air mass will generate a cold, wet environment? a) Continental Arctic b) Continental Polar c) Maritime Polar d) Maritime Tropical e) Continental Tropical f) Maritime Arctic 9) Which air mass will generate an extremely cold, wet environment? a) Continental Arctic b) Continental Polar c) Maritime Polar d) Maritime Tropical e) Continental Tropical f) Maritime Arctic 10) Which air mass will generate a cold, dry environment? a) Continental Arctic b) Continental Polar c) Maritime Polar d) Maritime Tropical e) Continental Tropical f) Maritime Arctic 11) Which air mass will generate an extremely cold, dry environment? a) Continental Arctic b) Continental Polar c) Maritime Polar d) Maritime Tropical e) Continental Tropical f) Maritime Arctic 12) What best describes the climate of an area? a) average yearly rainfall b) winter storm warning has been issued c) at 4 pm the humidity was 10% d) the lowest temperature last week was 9 degrees Celsius 13) Continental air masses tend to be ___________ while Maritime air masses are __________. a) moist, dry b) dry, moist 14) True or False? The sun's energy heats Earth unevenly, causing wind in the Atmosphere. Global winds cause surface currents that carry warm water away from the equator. a) true b) false 15) What is the main cause of convection currents? a) chemical composition b) thermal conductivity c) density differences d) specific heat 16) What is responsible for the direction of land and sea breezes in coastal regions? a) revolution of the Earth b) uneven heating of the land and water c) gravitational pull of Earth on the atmosphere d) the daily tides 17) Which of the following is being shown? a) land breeze b) sea breeze 18) Which of the following is being shown?  a) land breeze b) sea breeze 19) Earth's equator receives more direct sunlight than the regions to its north and south. What does this cause? a) the rotation of storms b) the deflection of the winds c) the formation of the "eye" in a hurricane d) the movement of rising air currents away from the equator 20) Due to the Gulf Stream which country MOST likely has warmer weather than expected? a) North America b) Europe c) South America d) Africa 21) What would influence the milder temperatures in Florida? a) increased clouds b) reduced solar radiation c) distance north of the equator d) nearness to Ocean currents 22) When the Sun heat's the ocean water, energy is transferred from the __________________. The energy moves into the ________________ and contributes to cloud formation and changes in weather. a) atmosphere, hydrosphere b) hydrosphere, atmosphere 23) What grows a hurricane's size and strength? a) winds blowing from the Arctice b) heat from the water vapor over warm ocean surfaces c) convection driving ocean currents d) coastal winds over day and night 24) Why are there more hurricanes in August rather than in January? a) wind speeds are slower in August b) wave heights are greater in August c) rainfall amounts are lower in August d) ocean temperatures are higher in August 25) What pressure system is needed to form tropical cyclones? a) low pressure b) high pressure 26) What temperature of water is needed to form tropical cyclones? a) cool b) warm 27) What direction does air move when forming tropical cyclones? a) warm air rises  b) warm air sinks c) cool air rises d) cool air sinks 28) What is the condition of the atmosphere during the formation of a tropical cyclone? a) stable b) unstable 29) Where is the sunlight that hits the earth surface the strongest and weakest? a) strongest at the poles and weakest at the equator b) strongest at the equator and weakest at the poles 30) What is the most likely effect of El Nino conditions? a) a decrease in severe storms b) an increase in hurricanes from the Pacific Ocean c) a decrease in precipitation d) an increase in stationary fronts in Pacific coastal regions

Unit 6 Weather Systems Review

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