CSA 22-23 Final Exam Part 2

When is the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season according to the graph below?

What is the difference between the heating of land vs. water?

What type of weather are low pressure systems associated with?

Hurricane Katrina formed moving E-->W from the trade winds drawing moisture from the ocean decreasing air pressure.

How is the climate of Great Britain different from other climates at the same latitude like Canada?

Which of the following events decrease temperatures reflecting sunlight back into space?

Which location will likely experience clear skies with little chance of rain?

What do scientists believe the primary cause of global warming is?

According to the Fujita scale, a tornado with wind speeds of 230mph that levels houses would be classified as a _____.

How are humans affecting the greenhouse effect?

What short term climate change involves an increase in oceanic temperatures in the south Pacific ocean?

How are coral reefs being impacted by climate change?

How does the greenhouse effect impact Earth's atmosphere?

What is the relationship between hurricane air pressure and wind speed as the category goes up?

According to the Saffir-Simpson scale _____.

What seasonal wind brings precipitation toward the land in the summer reversing bringing dry air in the winter?

_____ air is always forced up because it is _____.

Which of the following is one of the five primary greenhouse gases?

What is the difference between a tornado watch and a warning?

As a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass along the boundary of a cold front, _____.

When water masses of differing temperatures and salinity come together, the water from the two masses will ____.

What is the main source of energy in the climate system?

When moist winds approach a mountain, they often drop rain as they rise over the mountain, and _____.

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current driven by _____.

What relationship is shown in the graph?

What global wind belt pushes the Gulf Stream current toward Europe?

How will the weather change in Chicago in the next 24 hours?

A deep water current that is driven by temperature and salinity differences is called

What front moving toward Washington D.C. will possibly produce widespread rain with a lower chance of violent weather?

If a flash flood warning is issued, you should _____.

How are warm fronts and cold fronts different?

Why are tornadoes more frequent in the Central and Southern United States than any place else in the world?

How have ocean temperatures impacted algae growth?

Which statement best describes what is happening to the polar bear population?

Tornado frequency starts to increase during spring and are most common during _____ according to the graph.