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- 1. Multiple Choice
Convection Currents
Tide Currents
Electrical Currents
High Pressure Currents
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sunny with strong winds
Partly cloudy with no wind
Very sunny with light winds
Cloudy overcast with strong winds
- 3. Multiple Choice
Denver, because it is currently experiencing Low pressure with a warm front
St. Louis because a cold front is approaching
Minneapolis because a warm front is approaching
Atlanta because a warm front is approaching
- 4. Multiple Choice
Area 4
Area 3
Area 2
Area 1
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is one condition that needs to be met for a hurricane to form?
Warm humid ocean water
A strong cold front
A strong warm front
Cold moist ocean water
- 6. Multiple Choice
Florida is bigger than the state of California
The air in California is warmer than Florida
The air in Florida is colder and less moist than California
The ocean currents near Florida are warmer than the ones in California.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which front is represented by this symbol?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Battle Front
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which front is represented by this symbol?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Battle Front
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which front is represented by this symbol?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Battle Front
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which air pressure is associated with sunny weather or "happy weather"?
Low Pressure
High Pressure
Stationary Pressure
Median Pressure
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which air pressure is associated with cloudy/windy/stormy or bad "lousy weather"?
Low Pressure
High Pressure
Stationary Pressure
Median Pressure
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which type of air is needed to form hurricanes?
Warm, moist air that cools quickly
Cold humid air that warms quickly
Warm air that gets warmer
Cold moist air that cools quickly
- 13. Multiple Choice
Earth's rotation causes the movement of both air and water to appear to curve rather than travel in a straight line. This is the reason why hurricanes spin in a counterclockwise motion. What is this effect?
Equator effect
Coriolis effect
Storm effect
Stationary Effect
- 14. Multiple Choice
True or False? Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons are all the same; the difference in the names or terminology is only due to the oceans where they occur.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which tropical storms form over the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific?
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Typhoons
Tornado
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which storms form over the Indian Ocean and South Pacific?
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Typhoons
Tornado
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which storms form over the Northwest Pacific?
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Typhoons
Tornado
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT necessary to form a hurricane?
Forms near the equator
High Pressure
Low Pressure
Water 80 degrees or warmer
- 19. Multiple Choice
Can be caused by a hurricane where the waves reach up to 20 ft. in height as it reaches the land.
Storm Surge
Tsunami
Water Spout
Tornado
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which part of the earth receives the most sunlight and therefore considered to be the hottest areas?
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
Norther Hemisphere
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