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1
The saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water is known as ___.
salinity
air pressure
temperature
convection current
2
Lowest average temperatures occur near the
tropics
equator
oceans
poles
3
This is the symbol for a _____.
stationary front
occluded front
cold front
warm front
4
A maritime air mass is drier than a continental air mass.
False
True
5
What type of air mass is #2?
maritime polar
continental tropical
maritime tropical
continental tropical
6
The sun's rays are least direct
near the equator.
near the poles.
at high altitudes.
far from the ocean.
7
Latitude is a measure of distance
above sea level
east or west
from the ocean
north or south of the equator
8
This is the symbol for a ___.
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
warm front
9
What is the weather like on the west side of the country?
rain or other forms of precipitation
We don't have enough information to know.
skies that are clear and blue
10
This is a diagram of a ____.
Convection Current
Coriolis Effect
Prevailing Winds
Global Conveyor Belt
11
Ocean currents give up ___ to the atmosphere, which helps cause global winds to form.
heat
salt
cool temperatures
density
12
Which direction will these air masses travel as they meet in the United States?
Who knows! This can not be predicted.
from north to south
from west to east
from east to west
13
What type of air mass is #1?
Maritime tropical
Continental polar
Maritime polar
Continental tropical
14
Prevailing winds blow in a fairly constant pattern.
True
False
15
How do we know where the strongest winds are occurring?
Where the blue H is
Where isobars are closely spaced
Where the red Ls are
Where isobars are loosely spaced
16
In the ocean, what does warm water do?
It sinks because of its low density
It sinks because of its high density
It remains on the surface because of its low density
It remains on the surface because of its high density
17
The Global Conveyor Belt is powered by ___.
density differences
all of these characteristics
temperature
salinity
18
As warm air rises, it is
cooled and holds less water
cooled and holds more water
heated and holds more water
heated and holds less water
19
The warm air rises in this picture because ___.
warm air is less dense than cold air.
warm air is more dense than cold air.
20
This is the symbol for a ____.
occluded front
stationary front
cold front
warm front
21
Which front is formed when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass?
warm front
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
22
What cause this to happen?
global winds
Coriolis Effect
weather fronts
unequal heating of Earth's surface
23
Mountain ranges & other landforms have no effect on climate.
True
False
24
People who live on the windward side of a mountain can expect to have
prevailing winds from the south
a wet climate
a dry climate
no prevailing wind
25
What do convection currents produce?
global winds
both global & local winds
local winds
26
What does this weather map show?
Wind direction
Precipitation
Air pressure
Temperatures
27
As elevation increases, the air becomes
warmer and less dense
warmer and more dense
cooler and less dense
cooler and more dense
28
This is the symbol for a ___.
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
warm front
29
Distance above sea level is called latitude.
False
True
30
What is the relationship between elevation and temperature?
as elevation increases temperature increases
as elevation increases temperature decreases
31
In the ocean, what does cold, salty water do?
It rises because of its high density
It sinks because of its low density
It rises because of its low density
It sinks because of its high density
