Weather And Climate Review Quiz-5
- 1.What is weather?
- A.
Short term condition of a large area
- B.
Short term condition of a small area
- C.
Long term condition of a small area
- D.
Long term condition of a large area
- 2.Select the five correct weather variables
- A.
Sunlight
- B.
Rain
- C.
Air Temp
- D.
Humidity
- E.
Dew
- F.
Wind
- G.
Wind sound
- H.
Wind Direction
- I.
Air Pressure
- 3.What does latitude affect?
- A.
Pressure
- B.
Tides
- C.
Temperature
- D.
None of the above
- 4.When a city is close to a large body of water, there are
- A.
Warm summers, cold winters
- B.
Warm summers and winters
- C.
Cold summers and winters
- D.
Cold summers, warmer winters
- 5.Ocean currents are winds that carry warm water to equator and back
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Describe the two sides of a mountain barrier
- A.
Windward is cool and humid and so is leeward
- B.
Windward and Leeward are warm
- C.
Windward is cool and humid while leeward is warm and dry
- D.
All of the Above
- 7.What are the two main factors of air masses?
- A.
Temperature
- B.
Altitude
- C.
Weather
- D.
Humidity
- 8.Air moves from areas from
- A.
High to low
- B.
Low to high
- C.
Depends on the air pressure
- D.
None of the above
- 9.HIgh pressure causes good weather while low causes stormy weather
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.When is air pressure the greatest?
- A.
Center which is high pressure
- B.
Side, which is low pressure
- C.
Both
- D.
None
- 11.When do fronts from?
- A.
During bad weather
- B.
When air masses meet
- C.
When air is still
- D.
When a hurricane starts
- 12.Name the four fronts
- A.
Bad
- B.
Good
- C.
Warm
- D.
Cold
- E.
Stationary
- F.
Occluded
- 13.Storms include of low air pressure, clouds, precipitation, and strong winds
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Select the major types of storms
- A.
Rainbows
- B.
Winter Storms
- C.
Tornadoes
- D.
Thunderstorms
- E.
Hurricanes
- 15.The three types of pollution are air pollution, water pollution, and
- 16.Factors of pollution
- A.
Smog
- B.
Smoke
- C.
Rain
- D.
Acid Rain
- E.
Greenhouse effect
- 17.Warm air is more dense than cool air
- A.
True
- B.
False, warm air is less dense that cool air
- 18.As altitude increases, temp. increases
- A.
True
- B.
False, as altitude increases, temp. decreases
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