Download QUIZ ME! CHAPTER 6 QUESTIONS Lesson 1 Recall What two

QUIZ ME!
CHAPTER 6 QUESTIONS
Lesson 1
1.
Recall What two gases compose most of Earth’s atmosphere and in what percentages?
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Name Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of the Earth’s ozone?
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Summarize Summarize how temperature and air pressure change in the troposphere?
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Sequence Sometimes people joke that a baseball was hit “into the stratosphere.” Where could you say that your baseball
went that would be even higher? 
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Cause and Effect Why does most weather occur in the troposphere?
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Name What is the force exerted (applied) by air on a given area called?
7.
Explain Why do some mountain climbers need to carry oxygen with them?
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List List two types of barometers.
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Explain Why does air pressure decrease with altitude?
10. Draw Conclusions What change in indicated by a decrease in the height of the column of mercury in a barometer?
11. Recall At about what angle do the Sun’s rays strike Earth at the equator?
12. Experiment How could you test the fact that water heats up and cools down more slowly than land does?
13. Recall What creates global pressure belts on Earth?
14. Explain Would you expect a high-pressure or low-pressure belt near the poles? Why?
15. Analyze Why does the equator have a belt of low pressure?
16. Draw Conclusions Why does air near the equator rise?
17. Describe What happens to air when it is heated?
18. Identify What factors affect weather?
19. Scrutinize A friend says that a storm is coming because there has been a drop in air pressure. Is this forecast reliable? Explain.
20. Draw Conclusions What type of weather would you expect if air pressure was rising? Explain.
Lesson 2
1.
Review Why do winds blow faster over oceans than over hills?
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Explain How does the Sun provide the energy that drives winds?
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Define What are local winds?
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Compare Compare mountain breezes and valley breezes.
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Cause and Effect What causes wind?
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Recall Why do land breezes form at night?
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Deduce If the temperature over the land and water were equal, would a breeze occur?
8.
Describe In your own words, describe the mountain effect.
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Explain Why is there little moisture in the air by the time it reaches the leeward side of a mountain?
10. Cause and Effect What effect might a thick cloud cover have on the strength of a sea breeze?
11. Describe Planetary winds curve in which direction in the Northern Hemisphere?
12. Deduce Why do you think scientists call the high altitude winds “jet streams”?
13. Cause and Effect What causes planetary winds to followed curved paths?
Lesson 3
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Apply Which tool would you use to measure wind speed?
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Identify Which atmospheric conditions determine weather?
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Recall What is an air mass?
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Explain What determines weather an air mass is dry or humid.
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Know When does a cold front form?
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Identify On a weather map, you see a front represented by a red line with red half circles along one side. What type of front is
it?
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Main Ideas and Details How do air masses affect weather?
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Main Ideas and Details How does a weather map help forecast the weather?
9.
Describe How does weather radar work?
10. Recognize What information about a storm can you gather from looking at a radar image? From a series of radar images?
11. Main Idea and Details What weather data can be observed with radar?
12. Recall What instruments do meteorologists use to collect surface weather data, and what do they use to collect upper
atmosphere data?
13. Describe How can meteorologists determine the features of clouds?
14. Explain How are meteorologists able to find trends in weather?
15. Recall What do weather satellites measure?
16. Debate What are some advantages of using information from weather satellites to forecast the weather rather than surface
instruments?
17. Interpret Why might a long-term forecast be less reliable than a short-term forecast?
18. Identify Identify one good method that may help you better determine the trends in weather.
Lesson 4
1.
List What are dangers associated with thunderstorms?
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Describe What happens in the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
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Teach A classmate says that thunder can occur without lightning. Tell why this statement is wrong.
4.
Match What type of pressure system is associated with a drought?
5.
Select Blizzards form which type of pressure system?
6.
Locate Where in the United States do most blizzards form?
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Summarize What conditions exist in the eye of a hurricane? What conditions surround it?
8.
Analyze How do hurricanes differ from thunderstorms?
9.
Name What hazards are associated with severe weather?
10. Explain What does FEMA do?