Revision: Solar System, Atmosphere, Global Winds,Ocean Currents, Air masses, fronts, Weather

Question 1

The trade winds coming from the north and south meet near the equatorial __.

Accepted Answer

doldrums

Question 2

what weather instrument is this?

Accepted Answer

wind vane

Question 3

Latitude is the ____?

Accepted Answer

Distance from the equator

Question 4

Winds in a depression move in a __ direction?

Accepted Answer

anti-clockwise

Question 5

Ocean currents are caused by __?

Accepted Answer

differences in temperature, all, wind, the Earth rotating on its axis

Question 6

What is the atmosphere made up of?

Accepted Answer

Thin layer of gases

Question 7

anticyclones are low pressure systems.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 8

The Labrador Current is a _? current.

Accepted Answer

cold

Question 9

The trade winds are ___ ___ breezes that blow continuously.

Accepted Answer

warm steady

Question 10

The Gulf stream splits into the _? and _?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Drift and Canary Current

Question 11

Clouds are found in the __?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Question 12

Ocean currents are like rivers through the oceans.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The polar easterlies are found__

Accepted Answer

60 degrees

Question 14

Altitude is a factor which influences climate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The higher you go in the troposphere the __?__ the temperature gets

Accepted Answer

Colder

Question 16

Factors which influence climate are.....

Accepted Answer

Latitude, Distance from the sea, prevailing winds

Question 17

Westerly winds blow from the _?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 18

The trade winds blow from north and south towards the__?

Accepted Answer

equator

Question 19

The uneven heating of the earth's surface is due to latitude and the earth's axis(tilt).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The _? stream originates in the Gulf of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

gulf

Question 21

The doldrums are found in the ___?

Accepted Answer

equator

Questions 21