Wind And Weather

Question 1

What would most likely occur when f the rate of evaporation over the ocean were to decrease for an extended length of time?

Answer 1

The amount of precipitation on land would decrease.

Question 2

What will MOST LIKELY happen when a rock and water with the same mass and temperature receive the same amount of heat energy?

Answer 2

The temperature of the rock would rise faster.

Question 3

What are cold air masses that form at high altitude called?

Answer 3

Polar air masses

Question 4

What BEST explains the reason that thunderstorms are likely to form on a hot day?

Answer 4

Warm, humid air rises quickly, then cools.

Question 5

The sun warms a large area of an ocean. This causes a large amount of water to evaporate into the air. When ch weather event might occur?

Answer 5

A hurricane

Question 6

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Answer 6

Nitrogen

Question 7

Which factor is most important to the reduction of a hurricane’s strength as it moves from over the ocean to over land?

Answer 7

It starts losing strength as soon as it moves over land.

Question 8

Warm, evaporated moisture from an ocean moved inland over a city. The city is blocked on one side by a mountain range. Which type of weather characteristic is most likely to occur?

Answer 8

Rain

Question 9

The map shows ocean currents in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Which location most likely has the warmest climate?

Answer 9

Europe (D)

Question 10

What determines the movement of global winds?

Answer 10

Convection currents in the atmosphere and the Coriolis Effect

Question 11

Uneven heating of the Earth’s atmosphere causes what?

Answer 11

Local and global winds

Question 12

While visiting the beach during summer vacation, a sea breeze keeps you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day. What BEST explains why this happens?

Answer 12

Warm air rising over land allows cooler air from the ocean to blow in.

Question 13

What is climate?

Answer 13

The average weather over an extended period of time.

Question 14

Which of the following is not impacted by the sun's radiant energy?
A.) water cycle
B.) evaporation
C.) I like cheese!
D.) tides

Answer 14

D-tides

Question 15

What happens to air with increased altitude?

Answer 15

Temperature decreases

Air pressure decreases

Question 16

Which layer of the atmosphere protects the Earth form meteriods?

Answer 16

Mesosphere

Question 17

Why does Seattle, Washington experience much less severe winters than Bismarck, North Dakota?

Answer 17

The Pacific Ocean releases heat and keeps Seattle warmer.

Question 18

Jordan researched the hourly temperatures of an ocean and a land mass near each other. Each morning Jordan discovered the ocean and land had a similar temperature. The sun continues to warm both land and ocean. Which direction will the wind most likely blow?

Answer 18

The wind will blow towards land.

Question 19

Meteorologists often look at differences in air pressure when they are trying to predict weather. Why do these differences occur?

Answer 19

The sun heats different places at different rates.

Question 20

Why is the sun responsible for masking a car operational?

Answer 20

Sunlight grows plants that became fossil fuels for cars.

Question 21

In some years, there are more hurricanes than usual. This is probably because…..

Answer 21

The ocean is warmer than usual.

Question 22

Most water vapor in the atmosphere comes from….

Answer 22

The heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air rising over the land.

Question 23

Joy was studying a map that showed where hurricanes had formed. She noticed that more hurricanes formed over tropical oceans rather than over colder ocean areas. What best explains this?

Answer 23

Air has more moisture over tropical oceans that colder oceans.

Question 24

An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions are likely to prevail in Georgia?

Answer 24

Warm and humid