Ch.28 Climate
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- Q 1/35Score 0What type of front is shown below?29stationary frontoccluded frontwarm frontcold front
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- Q1What type of front is shown below?stationary frontoccluded frontwarm frontcold front30sEditDelete
- Q2What best describes a maritime Tropical air mass?cold and wetwarm and wetcold and drywarm and dry30sEditDelete
- Q3What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?thunderstormsovercast conditionsfogwarm weather30sEditDelete
- Q4Which of the following is the best definition for climate?The day to day changes in the atmosphereThe average weather over a long period of time and over large areasThe state of the atmosphere across the worldNone of the options are correct.30sEditDelete
- Q5Which type of climatic zone experiences hot and wet conditions all year?tropics zonetemperate zonepolar zone30sEditDelete
- Q6Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cP?cold and drywarm and wetwarm and drycold and wet30sEditDelete
- Q7How does a warm front form?Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.Two air masses meet and stay separated.30sEditDelete
- Q8Which of the following is the cause of the change of seasons?the prevailing windsthe distance of a place from the Equatorthe tilt of the Earth’s axisthe rotation of the Earth30sEditDelete
- Q9Which of the following explains why one side of a mountain usually has more precipitation than the other side?Temperatures are higher on one side of a mountain than on the other.Mountains force air to rise, and air cools and releases moisture as it rises.The land on one side is more green and lush than the other.The atmosphere gets denser as elevation increases.30sEditDelete
- Q10Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year-round?It tilts toward the sun and gets much more direct solar energy.It has no mountains to affect its climate.It has no prevailing winds.The sun’s rays strike the equator at about the same angle all year.30sEditDelete
- Q11The windward side of a mountain usuallyhas warm, sinking air.is a desert.has no precipitation.is lush and green.30sEditDelete
- Q12Which is not one of the major climate zones?temperaterainforestpolartropical30sEditDelete
- Q13What is the latitude range of the polar zone?0 - 30 degrees60 - 90 degrees30 - 60 degrees0 degrees30sEditDelete
- Q14How are climate zones determined?longitudelatitude30sEditDelete
- Q15Weather can change drastically day to day?FalseTrue30sEditDelete
- Q16Weather DOES NOT include which factor:temperaturewind speedAll are factorsamount of sunlight30sEditDelete
- Q17What does El Niño involve?weak ocean currentswarmer water moves toward South America along the equatorstrong trade windswarmer water moves toward Australia along the equator30sEditDelete
- Q18What are some differences between El Niño and La Niña?The warm water is shifted towards Australia during La NiñaAll options are correct.In La Niña, the trade winds strengthen, and in El Niño they weakenEl Nino causes weather changes for the US while La Nina causes weather changes for Australia30sEditDelete
- Q19Episodes of ocean warming that affect the eastern tropical Pacific are calledtrade windsLa NinaEl Ninomonsoons30sEditDelete
- Q20The trade winds are weaker during an El Niño event.TrueFalse30sEditDelete