Life / Earth Ch. 17 Weather and Climate

Question 1

On the leeward side of mountains…

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there is little precipitation

Question 2

gusty winds formed when a downdraft hits Earth's surface with particularly strong force?

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squall

Question 3

Which of the following is part of weather?

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all of these

Question 4

The driving force behind the weather on Earth is the______________

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wind

Question 5

Does warm air or cool air hold more humidity?

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warm air because air molecules in warm air move fast

Question 6

At Earth’s surface in the northern hemisphere, air moves _____ toward low pressure

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counterclockwise

Question 7

What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane?

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tornadoes occur over land and hurricanes occur over sea

Question 8

On the leeward side of mountains…

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there is little precipitation

Question 9

What we think of as our weather is found primarily in which layer of the atmosphere?

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troposphere

Question 10

__________ are commonly found on the _________ sides of mountains.

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Deserts, leeward

Question 11

What is the cause of the strong winds associated with thunderstorms?

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strong updarafts of warm, moist air & sinking raincooled air

Question 12

The rapid heating of air during a thunderstorm results in _________

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lightining

Question 13

Which of the following scientists studies the weather?

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meteorologist

Question 14

Which Earth system includes plants, animals, and humans?

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biosphere

Question 15

Which deflects winds?

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Coriolis Effect

Question 16

What evidence is strongly suggested as an important component in global warming?

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increase in trace gases

Question 17

The type of __________ found in an area is dictated by the climate.

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vegetation

Question 18

What creates a wind shear?

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a difference in wind direction and speed

Question 19

The place where the temperature inversion begins is called the ____________.

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troposphere

Question 20

How does pressure affect wind direction?

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wind blows from high pressure to low pressure

Question 21

The weather in the U.S. is impacted by which set of global winds?

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westerlies

Question 22

The amount of water vapor in the air is called ____________________

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humidity

Question 23

When two air masses of different densities collide, it’s called a __________________

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front

Question 24

What type of clouds form thunderstorms?

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cumulonimbus

Question 25

Cumulous clouds are associated with _________________

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fair weather and rainstorms

Question 26

Which are fast, powerful flows of wind embedded in global wind systems?

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jet stream

Question 27

What three aspects of a climate are considered in the climate classification system?

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plant type, precipitation and temperature

Question 28

When raindrops pass through a layer of freezing air the result is the formation of

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sleet

Question 29

One effect of El Niño on the southern United States' climate is __________.

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strong storms

Question 30

The hydrosphere, which consists of all of Earth's water, is maintained __________.

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by recycling water from the atmosphere

Question 31

Heat flows from ______________

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high to low temperature

Question 32

What happen to an air mass as it moves up a mountain

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it cools in temperature

Question 33

Zones in which air masses interact.

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weather fronts

Question 34

Which is NOT a trace gas?

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oxygen

Question 35

Climate is the pattern of __________ in an area over many years.

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weather

Question 36

The ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere?

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Stratosphere

Question 37

How have humans altered the composition of Earth's atmosphere?

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They have polluted it with carbon dioxide gas

Question 38

What climatic event is a warming of the Pacific Ocean?

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El Niño

Question 39

What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

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nitrogen

Question 40

The most important factor determining the climate of a region is

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The amount of wind it gets and where the wind comes from

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