Download 8th Grade Science Meteorology Review

8th Grade Science
Meteorology
Review
#1
Where does Earth
get the energy that
produces global
weather patterns?
A: The sun
B:
Humidity
C: Air masses
D:
Cyclones
A. The Sun
#2
Do all of the areas
on Earth get the
same
amount of the Sun
energy?
Why or Why not?
No, areas near the
A: equator get more sun,
while areas near the
poles get less sun
B:
Yes, because the Sun
heats all parts of the
Earth evenly
C: Both of these
D:
Neither of these
A. No, areas near the equator
get more sun, while areas near
the poles get less sun
#3
What does the
uneven heating of
the Earth by the
sun cause?
A: The Moon phases
B:
The Earth’s weather
systems
C: Both of these
D:
Neither of these
B. The Earth’s
Weather systems
#4
When the
Earth’s rotation
seems to
cause the wind to
curve?
A: Trade winds
B:
Westerlies
C: Coriolis Effect
D:
Easterlies
C. Coriolis Effect
#5
This diagram shows
what type of
current?
These currents
produce winds and
ocean currents.
A: Ocean current
B:
Convection current
C: Conduction current
D:
Radiation current
B. Convection
current
Land Breeze
and Sea Breeze
Video
a.
b.
#6
In a., land heats up more
rapidly than water during
the day.
This results in a
_____ ______.
A: Land breeze
B:
Sea breeze
C: uneavenly
D:
thoroughly
B. Sea breeze
a.
b.
#7
In b., land cools more
rapidly than water
during the night.
This results in a
_____ ______.
A: Land breeze
B:
Sea breeze
C: uneavenly
D:
thoroughly
A. Land breeze
#8
How do the
oceans moderate
the range of daily
temperature on
Earth?
A: Ocean water absorbs
B:
Ocean water releases
heat at night
D:
A and B
heat during the day
C: Oceans water does not
effect climate.
D. A and B
Oceans absorb heat
during the day and
release energy at
night.
#9
Where would
clouds form in a
convection
current
A: When warm air cools
B:
In the Stratosphere
D:
None of these
down
C: When cool air warms
up
C. When
warm air
cools down.
Global Winds
Song
#10
In what layer of
the atmosphere
does
weather occur?
A: Stratosphere
B:
Troposphere
C: Mesosphere
D:
None of these
B. Troposphere
#11
The state of the atmosphere at
a specific time or place.
A: Weather
B:
Climate
C: Front
D:
neither
A. Weather
#12
Average weather in a region over
a long period of time.
A: Weather
B:
Climate
C: Front
D:
None of these
B. Climate
#13
Are weather and climate the same?
Why or Why not?
A: Yes. Both are over a
long period of time
C: Stationary front
No. Weather is at an
B: exact moment and
climate is over a long
period of time
D:
Occluded front
B.
No. Weather is at an
exact moment and
climate is over a
long period of time.
#14
What are responsible
for the movement of
much
of the weather across
the United States?
A: Global winds
B:
Prevailing westerlies
C: Surface winds
D:
Polar jet stream
B. Prevailing
westerlies
Weather Fronts
Video
#15
Which is likely
to produce
thunderstorms?
A: Stationary front
B:
Cold front
C: Warm front
D:
None of these
B. Cold front
COLD
WARM
STATIONARY OCCLUDED
#16
Symbols 1 – 4 in the
diagram are
symbols
representing
different types of
_______ _______.
A: Weather fronts
B:
Low pressure
C: Humidity systems
D:
None of these
A. Weather fronts
#17
The place
where two
air masses
meat.
A: Dew point
B:
cumulus
C: Air mass
D:
front
D. Front
#18
Air ascending, then
descending over
Mountains causes
_________________.
A: Heavy rains on top of
B:
Dry weather on top of
the mountains
D:
Neither
the mountains
C: Both
A. Heavy rains on
top of the
mountains
#19
Mountains, large bodies of water, ocean currents,
latitude, and altitude are all geological
features that affect __________
A: Dew point
B:
humidity
C: fronts
D:
climate
D. Climate
#20
Larger differences
in temperature
and pressure mean
stronger ______
A: fronts
B:
humidity
C: Dew point
D:
winds
D. Winds
Ocean Currents
video
#21
According to
this diagram,
how does the
Gulf Stream
probably affect
Iceland?
Iceland
The current prevents
A: sunlight from reaching
B:
The current causes
Iceland’s climate to
be colder.
D:
The current carries
cold water to Iceland.
Iceland.
The current causes
C: Iceland’s climate to be
warmer.
C. The current
causes Iceland’s
climate to be
warmer.
#22
Most ocean
currents originate
__________ where
the ocean is
warmest.
near the polar
regions
A: near the equator
B:
C: Neither
D: Both
A. Near the equator
#23
How do ocean
currents effect the
climate of coastal
areas?
Cool cold ocean
A: currents cause coastal
temperatures to cool
Warm ocean currents
B: cause coastal
temperatures to warm
C: Neither
D: Both
D. Both
What causes
Hurricanes?
Video
#24
Which of these
explains how energy
is
transferred from the
ocean to a hurricane?
Currents carry warm
A: water along the ocean
surface
B:
Evaporating water
provide energy in the
atmosphere
Rising tides cause the
C: ocean surface to
become cooler
D:
None of these
B. Evaporating
water provides
energy in the
atmosphere
#25
Hurricanes most
often occur
______________?
A: where oceans are
coolest
C:
where landmasses are
the largest
B:
where oceans are
warmest
D:
None of these
B. where oceans
are warmest.
#26
How does the ocean affect Earth’s climate during
the summer in coastal regions.
A:
The ocean heats the
atmosphere above it.
The ocean heats up
C: the rock and soil on
the land.
The ocean provides
B: heat energy for
thunderstorms
D:
The ocean helps to
cool coastal regions.
D. The ocean helps
to cool coastal
regions.
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