Global Patterns
A student observed the following weather conditions over two days. The first day was warm and humid with southerly winds. The second day, the temperature was fifteen degrees cooler, the humidity had decreased, and the wind direction had changed to come from the northwest. How can the change in the weather be explained?
a. A cold front moved into the area
b. A warm front moved into the area
c. El Nino affected the weather
d. Fronts are not moving
a. A cold front moved into the area
What do we call a cloud at ground level? _________
fog
There isn’t any seasonal change at the equator because it
A. always receives direct sunlight.
B. always receives indirect sunlight.
C. receives direct sunlight for part of the year.
D. receives indirect sunlight for part of the year.
A. always receives direct sunlight.
What is precipitation?
a. water vapor heating and rising
b. water vapor cooling and becoming clouds
c. liquid or solid water suspended in the air
d. liquid or solid water falling from the air
d. liquid or solid water falling from the air
Select all that apply
Select all the water currents.
A. El Nino
B. La Nina
C. Prevailing Westerlies
D. Jet Stream
E. Gulf Stream
A. El Nino
B. La Nina
E. Gulf Stream
The Earth is divided into regions based on the climate of that zone. Which region do we live in?
a. Polar Region
b. Tropical Region
c. Temperate Region
d. Prevailing Region
c. Temperate Region
What type of cloud produces thunderstorms? _________________________
cumulonimbus
What is the boundary of different air masses called?
a. line
b. front
c. tornado
d. hurricane
b. front
An anemometer measures…
a. humidity
b. wind speed
c. temperature
d. wind direction
b. wind speed
Which hemisphere do we live in? __________________
Northern Hemisphere
How does the Gulf Stream influence global weather patterns? The Gulf Stream makes…
a. eastern coastal areas cooler
b. eastern coastal areas warmer
c. western coastal areas cooler
d. western coastal areas warmer
b. eastern coastal areas warmer
A student notices bright, puffy clouds in the sky. What is she most likely observing?
a. Approaching thunderstorms
b. An approaching hurricane
c. Cirrus clouds
d. Cumulus clouds
d. Cumulus clouds
Which best defines climate?
a. The average weather conditions experienced in a place over time
b. The weather conditions experienced in a single day
c. The weather conditions experienced in a single week
d. The weather conditions experienced in a single month
a. The average weather conditions experienced in a place over time
A weather forecaster says that a cold air mass will bump against a warm air mass. Which type of weather will MOST LIKELY happen?
a. fair and colder
b. fair and warmer
c. rainy and warmer
d. colder with thunderstorms
d. colder with thunderstorms
While you are experiencing summer in the northern hemisphere, which is a likely statement about the weather in the southern hemisphere?
a. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their spring season
b. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their fall season
c. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their winter season
d. The southern hemisphere is experiencing unpredictable weather patterns
c. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their winter season
What is the effect of the jet stream and other large air currents? The jet stream and other large air currents can
a. change ocean currents
b. reflect the sunlight
c. influence weather patterns
d. increase climate change
c. influence weather patterns
Low layered clouds that are often gray in color are most likely which cloud type?
a. Cumulus
b. Cirrus
c. Stratus
d. None of these
c. Stratus
What does a barometer measure?
a. humidity
b. temperature
c. cloud cover
d. air pressure
d. air pressure
Which statement best describes a hurricane?
a. A small twisting cloud that causes damage
b. One cloud that brings brief, intense precipitation
c. A storm that occurs at very low temperatures
d. A rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water
d. A rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water
Which global wind pattern is responsible for moving most of our weather systems from west to east?
a. Prevailing Westerlies
b. Polar Easterlies
c. Trade Winds
d. Jet Stream
a. Prevailing Westerlies
On a summer day, multiple thin, feathery cirrus clouds can be seen in the sky. How would this observation help to predict the future weather?
a. Future weather would have wide spread rain all day
b. Future weather would indicate a storm is approaching
c. Future weather would likely be fair without rain
d. Future weather would produce intense winds and precipitation
c. Future weather would likely be fair without rain
Which condition suggests that a change from fair to stormy weather is MOST LIKELY on the way?
a. increasing air pressure
b. constant air pressure
c. decreasing air pressure
d. decreasing wind speed
c. decreasing air pressure
Which correctly describes El Nino?
a. an unusual cooling of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
b. a cold current in the atmosphere that flows across the United States
c. an unusual warming of the water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
d. a warm ocean current that flows across the Atlantic Ocean
c. an unusual warming of the water in the eastern Pacific Ocean