Weather and Climate Science Review Quiz

1. CRCT REVIEW

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

3. Answer • Warm and Humid

4. For frost to be on the grass in the morning, the water vapor in the air must do what?

5. Condense and freeze

6. Describe……. • The floor of the ocean…

7. Has mountains and trenches.

8. Which is the warmest climate zone?

9. Tropical Zone

10. On most ocean shoreline, the water rises slowly and covers the land twice a day. What is the movement called?

11. Tide

12. Cold air masses that form at high latitudes are called…

13. Polar air masses.

14. Nearly 100 years ago, a large volcano erupted in the South Pacific. The following year, some northeastern cities in the United States recorded measurable snowfall every month of the year. Most of the Northern Hemisphere experienced a cold summer. What explains how these events were related?

15. Atmospheric dust from the eruption caused a decrease in the amount of solar energy reaching Earth.

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

17. The ocean is warmer than usual.

18. At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. Which of the following is the reason for the breeze?

19. The heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land.

20. Sunlight is not currently used as a major source of energy. Why not?

21. Economical ways to capture and store large amounts of solar energy have not been developed.

22. Which contains the greatest amount of Earth’s freshwater? HINT!

23. Glaciers and polar ice cap

24. The weather forecast for a valley is a temperature of 35*F and light precipitation. Which weather conditions are MOST LIKELY to be found on the mountain above a valley?

25. Freezing temperatures and snow

26. Where does most water vapor in the atmosphere comes from?

27. Evaporation from oceans

28. Suppose you are swimming in a lake when a thunderstorm approaches. Which of the following would be the best way to protect yourself form lighting?

29. Taking shelter in an automobile.

30. Dew is formed by

31. The condensation of water vapor.

32. Where do the salts in the sea come from?

33. Weathering and erosion of rocks.

34. Which term refers to the area at the seashore that is underwater during high tide and exposed to low tide?

35. Intertidal zone

36. Which ocean current moves perpendicular to the shore and sometimes carries swimmers out to the sea?

37. Rip current • Or Rip tide

38. There are three major zones in the ocean: the middle, and the ocean floor. Which form of ocean life lives mainly in the middle zone?

39. Nekton

40. Which are the two dominant elements in the Earths atmosphere?

41. Nitrogen and oxygen

42. Which are the two most abundant elements dissolved in sea water?

43. Na Cl • Sodium chloride

44. Which of the following is typical of a tropical climate?

45. Warm, moist air

46. The ocean tides are caused by

47. The sun and the moon’s gravitational pull. Mostly the Moon’s.

48. High spring tides generally result from

49. The alignment of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.

50. The section of a continent that lies just off the shoreline and extends beneath the ocean is called the continental