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- 1. Multiple Choice
All locations on the planet do NOT heat evenly.
Where would we expect to find warmer areas on Earth?
Near the equator
Near the poles
- 2. Multiple Choice
What parts of the planet would be cooler?
Near the equator
Near the poles
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are jet streams?
The trail left from an airplane.
Bands of strong wind.
The winds that push jets through the air.
Wind made from tornadoes.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The warm and steady winds that move towards the equator; moving north and south.
Jet Stream
Coriolis Effect
Trade Winds
Global Winds
- 5. Multiple Choice
Curved wind movements caused by the Earth’s rotation (wind does not move north to south in a straight line)
Trade Winds
Coriolis Effect
Global Winds
Polar Easterly Winds
- 6. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass is warm, forms in the tropics, and has low air pressure?
Tropical
Polar
Maritime
Continental
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass is cold, forms over the poles, and has high air pressure?
Tropical
Polar
Maritime
Continental
- 8. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass is warm, humid, and forms over oceans?
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass has cool, dry air and forms over land?
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
- 10. Multiple Choice
What two types of air masses form over land? Select two.
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
- 11. Multiple Choice
What two types of air masses form over water? Select two.
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which kind of front is this?Warm FrontCold FrontStationary FrontOccluded Front - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of front is this?Stationary FrontCold FrontWarm FrontOccluded Front
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of front is this?Occluded FrontCold FrontStationary FrontWarm Front
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the symbol shown here.cold frontstationary frontoccluded frontwarm front
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where do cyclones form?
On land
Over cold oceans
Over warm oceans
In the mountains
- 17. Multiple Choice
What causes the spinning of a cyclone?
Wind
The rotation of the Earth
The ocean
Harry Potter level magic
- 18. Multiple Choice
What do we call the centre of a cyclone?
The eye
The centre
The middle
The wake
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