Weather and Climate Review Quiz CL

In a warm front, which of the following is true:

Warm air is associated with _____ pressure

Which of the following countries is located in a polar zone?

What is the highest category of hurricane?

Deserts on the inland side of mountain ranges are caused by the

Narrow belts of strong winds, called _______ blow near the top of the troposphere

What is Ms. Liston's cat's name?

The temperature difference between summer and winter is ________ in Hawaii than Alaska.

What is used to find wind speed?

Due to the Coriolis Effect, winds in the northern hemisphere flow slightly to the _______

More solar energy reaches the equatorial regions than the polar regions because

What causes the water right next to the coast to be colder than farther out to sea?

Global currents begin in the arctic because the water is

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting climate

The United States includes how many different climate zones?

If the global currents stopped, Europe would become

What is the windless, rainy zone near the equator called?

At Earth's surface in the southern hemisphere, air moves

A winter storm with winds at least 56 km/h and low visibilit is called a

The major winds that drive weather patters in the United States are the

Which of the following factors DO NOT affect climate?

What do tornados and hurricanes have in common?

An occluded front occurs between how many air masses?

What type of front is represented with red half circles, all on the same side of the line?

Large bodies of water can cause areas to be ___ in winter and ___ in summer.

How is a stationary front represented on a map?

Surface currents are driven by the

Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere ________

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

What climatic event is a warming of the Pacific Ocean?