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ESS Weather & Climate Review
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1
A particular location’s weather does not depend on wind direction.
False
True
2
Cumulonimbus clouds are created by strong downdrafts.
False
True
3
Climate is
the long-term average of weather
all of these
stable over Earth history
dependent entirely on latitude
4
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False
True
5
What will probably happen if barometric pressure rises?
a storm is on its way
conditions will remain the same as they are
skies will clear or be clear
it’s not possible to say
6
Clouds have a big influence on weather by
All of These
preventing solar radiation from reaching the ground
absorbing warmth that is re-emitted from the ground
being a source of precipitation
7
Local weather depends on which of the following?
wind speed and direction
air temperature
humidity
all of these
8
All weather data is collected using computerized devices.
False
True
9
Which of the following is true?
You hear thunder and see lightning at the sametime.
The arrival time of sound and light waves is random.
You hear thunder before you see lightning.
You see lightning before you hear thunder.
10
Dry climate zones cover about 50% of the world’s land area.
True
False
11
Where it is dark and bitterly cold in winter, ???
there may be so little precipitation, it is a desert
all of these
the ground is permanently frozen
it is a polar climate
12
Which of the following is a product of thunderstorms?
tornadoes
cyclones
hurricanes
typhoons
13
Small areas with climates that differ from the surrounding area are known as?
small climates
micro areas
microclimates
abnormalities
14
Which type of front occurs when the air masses do NOT move?
occluded
cold front
stationary front
warm front
15
Polar climates are found on some high mountains.
True
False
16
Lightning heats the air so that it expands explosively.
True
False
17
In what latitude zone are most of Earth’s deserts between?
45◦ and 60◦
15◦ and 30◦
0◦ and 15◦
30◦ and 45◦
18
Thunderstorms tend to form
in autumn and winter
in summer and autumn
in winter and spring
in summer and spring
19
Regarding El Niño and La Niña,
they are made worse by the ozone hole
none of these
they are not caused by temperature variations
global warming may be speeding up the cycle
20
What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
sundial
thermometer
barometer
scale
21
To get a picture of a storm, meteorologists use
weather maps
none of these
radar
satellites
22
The states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota are the hotspots for tornadoes
False
True
23
To create a weather model, scientists
analyze weather data
compile weather data
all of these
put the data into a computer
24
Climate has changed throughout Earth history.
True
False
25
Weather is caused by the sun’s even heating of Earth’s surface.
False
True
26
Dry climate zones
receive no rainfall
are all desert biomes
experience more evaporation than precipitation
all of these
27
A valley could have a different microclimate from a hillside because cold air sink.
False
True
28
The polar regions receive the least solar radiation.
False
True
29
Average global temperature is rising at an increasing rate
True
False
30
Weather stations collect data on land or at sea.
True
False
31
What is the primary factor that influences the climate of a region?
wind
rainfall
latitude
sunlight
32
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels arerising.
True
False
33
Over the past 130 years, average global temperature has
risen dramatically
risen slightly
none of these
gone up and down so that it averages out
34
Which greenhouse gas comes from fossil fuel burning?
Ozone
Carbon Dioxide
chlorofluorocarbons
Methane
35
Which of the following weather event causes upwelling off western South America to shutdown?
None of These
La Nina
Regular Conditions
El Nino
