Unit 8: Weather Review

Name: ______Class Period: ______

  1. Which of these regions should receive the most radiant energy from the sun:
  2. Region 5
  3. Region 4
  4. Region 1
  5. Region 8
  1. Which two regions would most likely see the formation of a hurricane? ______& _____
  1. An air mass forming at region 8 on the map above would be a
  2. Maritime polar
  3. Continental Tropical
  4. Maritime tropical
  5. Continental Arctic

Label the Air Masses that have formed in the regions on the map: (example: Continental Polar)

  1. Region 1 :______
  2. Region 2 :______
  3. Region 3 :______
  4. Region 4 :______
  5. Air Masses take on the ______& ______of the surface below
  6. Temperature and pressure
  7. Pressure and humidity
  8. Temperature and humidity
  9. Color and size

  1. On the map above, the area around Seattle, Washington should be
  2. Rainy
  3. Clear
  4. Hot
  5. A Hurricane
  6. The warm front is travelling in which direction
  7. North
  8. East
  9. South
  10. West
  11. Which city should soon see a decrease in temperature
  12. Los Angeles
  13. El Paso
  14. Memphis
  15. Chicago
  16. On the map above the area around Denver, Colorado should be
  17. Rainy
  18. Clear
  19. Hurricanes
  20. Lower than freezing
  1. Most of the heat on Earth’s surface is stored by
  2. Volcanoes
  3. Continents
  4. Oceans
  5. Clouds

  1. In the diagram of convection above. Which point/s represent an area of low pressure?
  2. A & B
  3. A
  4. B
  5. Neither A or B
  6. In the diagram above, which point/s represent an area of high pressure
  7. A & B
  8. A
  9. B
  10. Neither A or B
  1. Winds move from an area of ______pressure to an area of ______pressure.
  1. The global wind patterns are caused by:
  2. Ocean currents
  3. Plate tectonics and the Coriolis effect
  4. The moon and Earth’s gravitational pull and the Coriolis effect
  5. Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the Coriolis effect
  1. With Global convection, most of the heat on Earth is rising at the:
  2. North Pole
  3. Continent of Asia
  4. Equator
  5. Arctic circle
  1. With a sea breeze during a hot day:
  2. Air rises from the ocean and wind blows onto land
  3. Air rises from the land and wind blows to the ocean
  4. Air rises from the land and wind blows to the land
  5. Air rises from the ocean and wind blows to the ocean
  1. Convection currents are caused by the density of air. Which is true
  2. Cold and hot air have the same density so they swirl around one another
  3. Cold air is less dense than warm air so it rises
  4. Cold air is more dense than warm air so it sinks
  5. Warm air is less dense than cold air so it sinks
  1. A whirling mass of cool dry air that brings fair weather
  2. Low Pressure system
  3. Warm front
  4. High pressure system
  5. Isobar system
  1. Which is true about a low pressure system
  2. Because air is rising, water vapor condenses when it cools and creates stormy conditions
  3. Because air is rising, water vapor does not condense when it cools, which creates fair conditions
  4. Because air is sinking, water vapor does not condense creating fair conditions
  5. Because air is sinking, water vapor stays as water vapor and creates stormy conditions
  1. Ocean currents on the surface of the Oceans are primarily caused by
  2. Winds
  3. The moon’s gravitational pull
  4. Momentum from water emptying into the Ocean from rivers
  5. The direction of large schools of tuna fish
  1. The Oceans store and transfer more heat than continents, and therefore have a greater impact on the Earth’s weather (true or false) ______
  1. Trade winds occur on either side of the equator and blow from East to West (true or false) ____
  1. The density of the Ocean waters can change depending on salinity and temperature (true or false) ______

  1. Which area is most likely to see the formation of a hurricane
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  1. Why is the area above most likely going to see the formation of a hurricane
  2. Because the global winds will cause hurricanes to form in this region
  3. Because of the Coriolis effect, swirling winds will ignite a hurricane
  4. Because the warmest ocean waters are most likely to see hurricane formation
  5. Because the Convection currents in this region occur sideways causing hurricanes

  1. In the diagram above, which area will have the strongest winds
  2. A
  3. B
  4. C
  5. D
  1. A whirling mass of warm air with stormy conditions is most likely a
  2. Warm front
  3. Cold front
  4. Low pressure system
  5. High pressure system

  1. A good title for the picture above might also be
  2. Convection and Local winds
  3. Sea Breeze and Hurricane formation
  4. Sea Breeze and Ocean currents
  5. Convection and Global wind
  1. In the region shaded dark in the picture above:
  2. Global wind blows from East to West
  3. Global wind blows from West to East
  4. Global wind blows from North to South
  5. Global wind blows from South to North