Land & Sea Breezes
This is a weather question:
The number of sunny days per year in Northern Africa is an example of weather or climate?
Climate
Warm air from the surface replacing cooler air is an example of what type of heat transfer?
Convection
True or False,
the jet stream generally flows along the boundary between interacting cold and warm air masses?
True
Movement of land and water on Earth is a result of what?
A.) Uneven heating and rotation of Earth
B.) Irregular durations of daytime and nighttime.
C.) Densities of seawater & freshwater.
D.) Diversities in the height of coastal landforms.
A.) Uneven heating and rotation of Earth
Increase means to go up or down?
Up
Does the sun heat water near the poles or equator?
Equator
The heat transfer from the sun on earth is called what?
Radiation
Jet streams do not flow along the boundary between interacting cold and warm masses. True or False?
False, They do!
Does water move from equator to poles?
yes! Hot equator water, rises up to the poles.
During the scientific method if you predict something, what part is that called?
Hypothesis
Cooler air blowing from inland towards the ocean is what type of breeze?
Land breeze
A cooler rock below the surface is heated by a warmer rock above the surface, this is an example of what type of heat transfer?
Conduction
Which statement best explains what is happening at the equator?
A.) Cool air rises at the equator, and it travels toward the poles.
B.) The westerlies funnel warm air back down to the equator.
C.) Warm air is pushed away from the equator by the trade winds.
D.) Warm air rises from the equator, and it is carried toward the poles.
D.) Warm air rises from the equator, and it is carried toward the poles.
Match the following words with the correct condition, Weather, Climate.
A.) Long term atmospheric conditions
B.) Short term atmospheric conditions
Weather= Short term
Climate= Long term
Cloudy skies come with high or low pressure systems?
low
The ocean is warmer than the land at night resulting in what breeze?
land breeze
Sand heating ocean water at the surface is an example of what type of heat transfer?
Conduction
Jet stream paths fluctuate from ___ to ___ depending on the location of HOT AND COLD air masses.
North to South
The sun heats waters near the ____ which then move toward the poles where waters cool.
Equator
Air and water move around the earth due to even heating from the sun and rotation of the earth? True or false?
False! UNEVEN HEATING!
During the day, the land and water absorb energy from the Sun. When warm air above the land rises, cooler air from above the water flows on shore to form a sea breeze.
Why is the air above the land warmer than the air above the water?
A.) The movement of the water prevents it from heating the air above it.
B.) The air above the land absorbs the Sun's energy better than the air above the water.
C.) The plants and animals on the land help to heat the air.
D.) Land releases the Sun's energy faster than water, so the air above the land heats faster.
D.) Land releases the Sun's energy faster than water, so the air above the land heats faster.
This is not a heat transfer question!
Water moving from hydrosphere to atmosphere is an example of what?
evaporation
Global conveyer belt drives weather and climate, what factors contribute to ocean currents?
Temperature & Salinity
A long time ago, forecasting was produced via mathematical equations that took many hours to complete. Today, computer models can update forecasts in the time it takes to enter new data.
How does this example show why technology is important in science?
A.) It reduces the need for math and science.
B.) It reduces the need for scientists.
C.) it can improve the speed of which information is processed.
D.) It reduces the number of calculations required.
C.) it can improve the speed of which information is processed.
Technology is an important part of science because it can improve the speed information is processed. True or false?
True!