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Module F Unit 4 Review
Module F Unit 4 Review
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Climate, Weather, Wind, Currents, Atmosphere, Clouds, Etc
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1
Tectonic plates is natural and can affect climate change by:
Increasing clouds
Increasing humidity
Increasing altitude
Moving continents and changing oceans
2
What is one of the main activities that causes climate change?
Recycling
Burning fossil fuels
Using solar power
Using wind power
3
On a weather map a circle with numbers around it is a:
Weather station
Climate Pattern
Air Mass
Front
4
Which type of cloud is up high, white, and feathery?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Nimbus
5
The amount of water vapor in the air is called:
Pressure
Temperature
Condensation
Humidity
6
Cold ocean currents often start at:
Temperate zones
The equator
The poles
The moon
7
Density is:
volume divided by mass
how heavy something is
mass divided by volume
the number of molecules
8
The best way to avoid a flood is:
Seek high ground
Text a friend
Panic
Stay inside
9
What causes wind?
Uneven heating of the Earth
Ocean currents
Differences in elevation
Condensation in the atmosphere
10
What type of front would most likely cause a violent snow storm?
Warm
Stationary
Cold
Occluded
11
Temperatures are higher around noon because of the:
Wind
Altitude
Dew Point
Sun
12
Weather forecasting is important to:
Explain current weather
Predict future weather conditions
Study climate and past weather events
13
What is the most direct way we can stop global climate change?
Outlaw alternative energy
Decrease energy consumption
Increase energy consumption
Using computer models to predict the future
14
The higher the latitude, the ___________ the temperature.
Colder
More constant
Warmer
15
Most of the U.S. has a ________________ climate, meaning we have seasons.
Polar
Subtropical
Tropical
Temperate
16
In cloud naming the word nimbus means:
Ice
Rain
High altitude
Low altitude
17
What two factors are most important to climate?
Temperature and wind
Humidity and air pressure
Temperature and precipitation
Precipitation and humidity
18
Particles suspended in the atmosphere are important to clouds because:
The allow condensation to equal evaporation
They help reach the dewpoint
They help air rise
Water droplets can form on them
19
Which ocean current directly affects the Southeastern United States?
East Indian
Gulf Stream
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
20
A barometer is used to measure:
Air Pressure
Temperature
Wind Speed
Humidity
21
Much of the weather in the U.S. (including jet streams) moves from:
West to East
East to West
North to South
South to North
22
During El Nino years (when the pacific is warmer) the weather along the Western U.S. will be:
Colder and wetter
Warmer and wetter
Colder and drier
Warmer and drier
23
If it rains all day, stops, and cools down at night, what will form?
Hail
Thunder
Sleet
Fog
24
Condensation causes:
Evaporation
Wind
Clouds
Ice
25
The measure of the force with which molecules in the atmosphere press on surface
Air Pressure
Humidity
Temperature
Precipitation
26
Cumulonimbus clouds are a vertical cloud. This means:
They are at middle altitudes
They extend from low to high altitude
They are at low altitudes
They spread out across the sky
27
Short term weather forecasts are good for ________ hours.
24
36
48
12
28
Meteorology is the study of:
Weather
Meteors
Climate
Wind Patterns
29
Suspended water droplets or ice crystals in the air are called:
Fronts
Air Masses
Storms
Clouds
30
What is the signal for the most severe weather?
Weather Warning
Weather Advisory
Weather Watch