Weather Unit Review

Land near the Atlantic Ocean can be expected to experience what type of effects on its climate due the nearby ocean?

What happens to a raincloud when it encounters a landform, such as a mountain?

The winds move southwest rather than directly to the south. Which of the following accounts for this southwest movement?

Evaporation of water from openings on leaves of plants is called -

At which point in the diagram is the Sun’s heat turning water into water vapor?

The amount of matter in a given volume - 

In the water cycle, the process of condensation forms -

Which local wind blows colder air from over the ocean towards the land?

Earth’s rotation makes global winds curve. This is known as

Differences in water temperature in the ocean create movement because-

How are the processes of evaporation and condensation similar? Both evaporation and condensation -

The circulation of hot and cold matter 

Which of the following describes the features that change the ocean water movements into the actual patterns we see?

The geography of a region affects its weather because the shape of landforms influences

The energy which drives the water cycle comes mainly from

How does the latitude of a location influence the weather in that area?

These illustrations show the usual wind patterns at the shore. What creates these wind patterns?

What are major determinants of weather patterns?

Hurricanes and typhoons are examples of 

What labeled stage of the water cycle shows water changing from the gas state to the liquid state?

What causes ocean currents and waves to form?

Convection takes place because -

How does the amount of water influence weather?

The salt content of a substance

Which city has cold, clear skies after the cold front passed through?

Differences in salinity can create movement in the ocean because the amount of dissolved salt in ocean water correlates

Light from the Sun strikes Earth with different intensities in different locations. This is because of -

How do oceans influence weather and climate?

Which city’s data provides evidence that high pressure is a predictor of clear skies?