Weather and Climate Review

1. Which of the following is used to measure wind speed?

1. Which of the following get its name from its location?

1. What determines how much solar energy an area receives?

1. According to climatologists, what is the main reason the climate is warming in recent years?

1. What enables meteorologists to get a birds eye view of a hurricane?

1. Which type of front usually produces short-lived storms?

1. An instrument package attached to a weather balloon to gather data in the upper atmosphere

1. When a moving air mass encounters a mountain range, the air mass...

1. What are the two main components of climate?

1. How does water affect climate?

1. Water cools:

1. What would cause an increase in average temperature due to increased greenhouse gases?

1. Which major climate zone has a change of seasons?

1. The pavement and buildings in cities affect local climate by:

1. What develops over warm tropical oceans and are the most destructive storms on Earth?

1. Which type of front has a tendency to produce precipitation over a large area?

1. The average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time is called

1. Which major climate zone is always like summer?

1. Which condition will most likely cause the strongest storms?

1.During winter, which air mass has the greatest influence on weather in Central North America?

1. At the equator, the suns rays always strike Earth ...

1. Which air mass would be warm and humid?

1. What is latitude?

1. What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

1. In the summer, which type of air mass has the greatest influence on weather in Oxford, AL?

1. What event changed the climate 65 million years ago & caused extinction of dinosaurs?

1. What does a large capital H on a weather map indicate?

1. Which of the following is an example of a climate region?

1. Continental polar Canadian air masses usually move in what direction?

1.What occurs when 2 different air masses collide and form massive puffy rain clouds?