The Ocean

Question 1

rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of
A- dew point
B- precipitation
C- evaporation
D- condensation

Answer 1

B- precipitation

Question 2

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called
A- air mass
B- dew point
C- weather
D- humidity

Answer 2

D- humidity

Question 3

A(n) ________ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth’s surface over which it depends.
A-front
B- pressure systems
C- air mass
D- tornado

Answer 3

C- air mass

Question 4

When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.
A- cloud
B- front
C- thunderstorm
D- watch

Answer 4

B- Front

Question 5

________ air rises because it is _______ dense.
A- warm, more
B- cold, more
C- warm, less
D- cool, less

Answer 5

C- warm, less

Question 6

what kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
A- precipitation (rain, snow, etc)
B- sunny weather

Answer 6

B- sunny weather

Question 7

What does the symbol with the half circles indicate on a weather map?
A- low pressure system
B- high pressure system
C- warm front
D- cold front

Answer 7

C- warm front

Question 8

What does the symbol with the triangles on a weather map indicate?
A- low pressure system
B- high pressure system
C- warm front
D- cold front

Answer 8

D- cold front

Question 9

what kind of front is it when there is triangles on one side and half circles on the other side?
A- cold front
B- stationary front
C- warm front
D- occluded front

Answer 9

B- stationary front

Question 10

Which air mass in the US comes from directly north and is typically cold and dry?
A- continental polar
B- maritime polar
C- maritime tropical
D- continental tropical

Answer 10

A- continental polar

Question 11

What air mass develops along the Gulf of Mexico?
A- maritime tropical
B- continental tropical
C- continental polar
D- maritime polar

Answer 11

A- maritime tropical

Question 12

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
L
A- high pressure system
B- cold front
C- warm front
D- low pressure system

Answer 12

D- low pressure system

Question 13

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
H
A- low pressure system
B- cold front
C- high pressure system
D- warm front

Answer 13

C- high pressure system

Question 14

Ocean currents in the Northern hemisphere and in the Southern hemisphere move:
A- in opposite directions
B- from west to east
C- against the earth’s rotation
D- clockwise

Answer 14

in opposite directions

Question 15

Horse Latitudes got its name from:
A- horses drinking out of the ocean
B-seahorses are plentiful there
C-horses being thrown overboard while stuck in a no wind zone
D-sailors fished horse crabs out of the ocean to eat

Answer 15

horses being thrown overboard while stuck in a no wind zone

Question 16

The North Pacific gyre causes the California Current to flow:
A- from west to east
B- from east to west
C- from north to south
D- from south to north

Answer 16

from north to south

Question 17

During la nina events, the equatorial trade winds are:
A- stronger than normal
B- weaker than normal
C- normal

Answer 17

stronger than normal

Question 18

Which one of these is NOT a warm current?
A- Eastern Australian Current
B-West Australian Current
C-Kuroshio Current
D- Alaska Current

Answer 18

West Australian Current

Question 19

Which current would take me from Britain to West Africa?
A- Brazil
B- Peru
C-Antarctic Circumpolar
D- Canary

Answer 19

Canary

Question 20

Which current would take me from West Africa to Argentina?
A- Brazil
B- Peru
C- Antarctic Circumpolar
D- Canary

Answer 20

Brazil

Question 21

(2 part question)
In order to reach the famous Galapagos Islands, you sail against the flow of _______ Current, around the bottom tip of Argentina, and into the _______ Current.
A- Brazil, Antarctic Circumpolar
B- Peru, Brazil
C- Canary, Peru
D- Antarctic Circumpolar, Peru

Answer 21

Antarctic Circumpolar, Peru