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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the upper Midwest and extending to the east, there are five large bodies of freshwater called the Great Lakes. They are hundreds of miles wide and some of the deepest bodies of water in the United States. Because they are so large, they have a great deal of surface. This effects weather patterns in areas close to the lakes.
How would you expect weather patterns to be different in an area next to the shoreline of one of the Great Lakes compared to an area further inland?
The inland area would have warmer winters and colder summers
There would be no significant differences in weather patterns between these two areas.
The shoreline area would have warmer winters and colder summers
The shoreline area would get more rain during the summer.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the northwestern United States, the jet stream brings in moist air from the Pacific Ocean. The warm, moist air hits a mountain range located about 200 miles inland, causing the air to rise and cool.
How does this affect the weather west of the mountain range?
Areas west of the mountain range receive more rainfall than areas east of the mountain range.
Areas west of the mountain range have consistently cool temperatures all year.
Areas west of the mountain range have consistently warm temperatures all year.
Areas west of the mountain range receive less rainfall than areas east of the mountain range.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which atmospheric factor most defines a very hot and muggy day?
Smog
Relative Humidity
Fog
Low Pressure
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which two factors define a front?
Two mountain zones
Two air masses
Polar winds and ocean density
Geography and climate
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which is true about weather predictions?
Weather predictions are not certain, because weather forecasters do not use scientific data to make their predictions.
Weather predictions are highly certain, because weather forecasters use scientific data to make their predictions.
Weather predictions are not certain, because weather does not follow any patterns that allow for prediction.
Weather predictions are not certain, because weather is caused by many factors that can change quickly over short periods of time.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a description of weather?
Arizona gets very little rain.
It is typically very cloudy in Half Moon Bay.
Sunnyvale has warm summers and cool winters.
Yesterday, Redwood City had a wind speed of 2 miles per hour.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which example of weather produces heavy winds, humidity, and lots of rain?
a hurricane
a snowstorm
a hail storm
a tsunami
- 8. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows a wind pattern at a coastal mountain.
Which of these is the most likely weather condition at Location 2 when compared to Location 1?
Location 2 has less rain.
Location 2 is hotter.
Location 2 experiences more hurricanes.
Location 2 has higher average wind speeds.
- 9. Multiple Choice
You look at a map of Pangaea, and see that the area you live in used to be much closer to the equator millions of years ago.
What is a likely effect this would have had on the climate at that time?
The area used to be consistently warm all year-round.
The area used to have much colder winters.
The area used to be consistently cold all year-round.
The area used to cold and dry all year-round.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which if the following factors has a strong influence on the area’s climate?
Nearby ocean currents
Amount of fog in the morning
Diversity of flora and fauna
Soil type
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of these statements can describe the climate of an area?
Warm and humid year round
Rainstorm coming on Tuesday
Hurricane happening in August
March snowfall of up to 6 inches
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a description of climate?
It was 98 degrees outside yesterday.
San Jose has cool winters.
Last week we had 1 inch of rain.
The wind speed right now is 5 miles per hour.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these statements best describes a difference in climate?
Las Vegas had clear skies and Carson City had cloudy skies last week.
Yesterday Carson City had lower barometric pressure than Las Vegas.
Last July Las Vegas had a higher average temperature than Carson City.
Carson City averages over twice as much rain yearly as Las Vegas.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Ocean currents tend to circulate __________ water towards the poles and ________ water to the tropics. This activity helps to counteract the climate effects of uneven distribution of solar energy on the Earth’s surface.
Cold | Cold
Warm | Cold
Cold | Warm
Warm | Warm
- 15. Multiple Choice
Many of the Earth’s weather patterns are influenced by ocean currents. What causes ocean currents?
Difference in water temperature
Differences in ocean salinity levels
Ocean currents are influenced by winds, water temperature, and salinity differences.
Surface winds
- 16. Multiple Choice
What latitudes are generally the wettest because heat absorption and evaporation in the oceans is the highest?
The temperate latitudes, 30-60 degrees
The tropics, immediately around the equator
The Arctic and Antarctic, at points above 60 degrees
Average precipitation levels are about the same at all latitudes.
- 17. Multiple Choice
From where does the majority of the precipitation that falls on land originate?
Moisture that permanently resides in the atmosphere
Water that evaporates from plants and other living organisms
Evaporation from lakes and rivers
Evaporation from the ocean
- 18. Multiple Choice
As ocean water evaporates, what effect does this have on the surrounding air?
The temperature increases.
The temperature and humidity increase.
The temperature and humidity decrease.
The temperature decreases.
- 19. Multiple Choice
The ocean absorbs a majority of the heat energy that reaches the Earth from the sun. What happens to this heat?
The heat is distributed throughout the world via underwater currents.
The heat remains in the waters that absorbed it, making coastal areas hotter.
The heat prevents evaporation of water, making coastal areas drier.
The heat spreads evenly throughout the ocean, keeping coastal areas colder.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Being close to an ocean will give an area a climate that has
Lots of rain
Extreme temperatures
Mild temperatures
More sunny days
- 21. Multiple Choice
What would happen to the climate and weather conditions if the Earth did not have ocean currents?
Evaporation and condensation from ocean surface waters would stop resulting in the lack of rainfall.
The climate would become incredibly hot contributing to current climate change.
The equator would be incredibly cold all the time, and the poles would be incredibly hot creating climate conditions that would be nearly impossible to live in.
The equator would be incredibly hot all the time, and the poles would be incredibly cold creating climate conditions that would be nearly impossible to live in.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Look at the diagram to answer the question that follows.
If a northern coastline such as the Norway coast is located near a warm ocean current
the climate will be colder than normal for that latitude.
the climate will be warmer than normal for that latitude.
spring is longer than normal for that latitude.
spring is shorter than normal for that latitude.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the difference between climate and weather?
Weather measures energy and climate measures heat
Weather looks at the oceans and climate looks at the sky
Climate is short-term, and weather is long-term
Weather is short-term, and climate is long-term
- 24. Multiple Choice
How are climate and weather related?
Climate is the trend in weather of an area over time.
Climate happens because of periodic weather.
Weather occurs because the climate is constantly changing.
Weather is climate over a long period of time.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which factor is a major difference between weather and climate?
location
sustainability
impact
time
- 26. Multiple Choice
A student writes the following statement in a journal: “It was 84°F at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the schoolyard.” This statement best describes which system?
local weather
local climate
regional weather
regional climate
- 27. Multiple Choice
A student reads the following description of San Francisco: “It has cool summers, warm winters, and not much rain.” What information does this description best provide?
The weather on a specific day
A forecast of what the weather will be tomorrow
The general climate of San Francisco during the year
A description of how San Francisco’s climate has changed over 30 years
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