DOS Weather Review

All of these questions are a part of your study guide. Please answer on your study guide!

Monday:

What is a vortex?

a. Spinning of winds caused by earth’s rotation

b. Circulation of liquids and gases; spiral

Monday:

What is a vortex?

a. Spinning of winds caused by earth’s rotation

b. Circulation of liquids and gases; spiral

Tuesday:

What causes a vortex to form?

a. The uneven heating of the earth’s surfaces

b. Force of gravity

c. Earth’s rotation

d. All of the above

Tuesday:

What causes a vortex to form?

a. The uneven heating of the earth’s surfaces

b. Force of gravity

c. Earth’s rotation

d. All of the above

Wednesday:

How does the air above a heated surface move?

How does the air above a cold surface move?

a. The air will be warmed, and the warm air will hover low to the ground.

b. The air will be warmed, and the warm air will rise because it is light.

c. The air above will transfer some of its heat to the surface, leaving cool, dense air hovering low.

d. The air will transfer some of its heat to the surface, leaving the cooler air to rise forming clouds

Wednesday:

How does the air above a heated surface move?

b. The air will be warmed, and the warm air will rise because it is light.

How does the air above a cold surface move?

c. The air above will transfer some of its heat to the surface, leaving cool, dense air hovering low.

Thursday: (Use the graph form Inquiry 3.1 to answer the questions)

The soil curve peaks at ten minutes before falling away. Why?

A. Land gains heat slowly and loses it quickly.

B. Land gains heat quickly and loses it quickly.

C. Land gains heat slowly and loses it slowly.

D. Land gains heat quickly and loses it slowly.

The water curve moves up slowly, but barely reduces at the end. Why?

A. Water gains heat slowly and loses it quickly.

B. Water gains heat quickly and loses it quickly.

C. Water gains heat slowly and loses it slowly.

D. Water gains heat quickly and loses it slowly.

Thursday: (Use the graph form Inquiry 3.1 to answer the questions)

The soil curve peaks at ten minutes before falling away. Why?

A. Land gains heat slowly and loses it quickly.

B. Land gains heat quickly and loses it quickly.

C. Land gains heat slowly and loses it slowly.

D. Land gains heat quickly and loses it slowly.

The water curve moves up slowly, but barely reduces at the end. Why?

A. Water gains heat slowly and loses it quickly.

B. Water gains heat quickly and loses it quickly.

C. Water gains heat slowly and loses it slowly.

D. Water gains heat quickly and loses it slowly.

Be sure you can read the temperature of your soil/ water at a given minute.

Example: What temperature was the soil at 5 minutes?

Monday:

What role does the sun play in the weather on the earth?

A. The sun’s heat is the source of all energy. B. The sun’s radiation provides heat that leads

to uneven heating. C. The interaction of solar energy with air, soil,

and water on the earth creates weather. D. All of the above

Monday:

What role does the sun play in the weather on the earth?

A. The sun’s heat is the source of all energy. B. The sun’s radiation provides heat that leads

to uneven heating. C. The interaction of solar energy with air, soil,

and water on the earth creates weather. D. All of the above

Tuesday:In Inquiry 3.1, what

did you do to be sure the test was fair?

A. same angle and distance from lamp

B. same amount of soil/water

C. same amount of time

D. all of the above

In Inquiry 3.1, which heated faster?

A. Soil

B. Water

C. They heated at the same rate

In Inquiry 3.1, which held its heat longer?

A. Soil

B. Water

C. They released heated at the same rate

Tuesday:In Inquiry 3.1, what

did you do to be sure the test was fair?

A. same angle and distance from lamp

B. same amount of soil/water

C. same amount of time

D. all of the above

In Inquiry 3.1, which heated faster?

A. Soil

B. Water

C. They heated at the same rate

In Inquiry 3.1, which held its heat longer?

A. Soil

B. Water

C. They released heated at the same rate

Wednesday:

What is a convection current? A. an electrical circuit that

flows through wires. B. the cycle of warm air rising,

cooling, and falling to warm again.

C. the movement of air through a tunnel.

D. the movement of electricity through an oven.

Describe the water cycle and how clouds form.

Include the following information:

Type of pressure: high or low Cause of evaporation Cause of condensation

Wednesday:

What is a convection current? A. an electrical circuit that

flows through wires. B. the cycle of warm air rising,

cooling, and falling to warm again.

C. the movement of air through a tunnel.

D. the movement of electricity through an oven.

Describe the water cycle and how clouds form.

Include the following information:

Type of pressure: high or low Cause of evaporation: Solar

energy heats water causing evaporation.

Cause of condensation: warm, rising water vapor cools and condenses at high altitudes forming clouds

Thursday:

How do hurricanes form?

How do tornadoes form?

a. cold, dry air collides with warm, moist air.

b. Hot, dry air collides with cold, moist air.

c. Low pressure conditions over cold, arctic waters with wind speeds below 118 kmh.

d. Low pressure conditions over warm, tropical waters with winds speeds over 118 kmh.

Thursday:

How do hurricanes form?

d. Low pressure conditions over warm, tropical waters with winds speeds over 118 kmh.

How do tornadoes form?

a. cold, dry air collides with warm, moist air.

Friday:

How are tornadoes and hurricanes alike?

How are tornadoes and hurricanes different?

a. Consists of vortex, strong winds, and an eye.

b. Diameter and speed

c. Damage to homes and lives

d. Form in low pressure conditions

e. Location of formation

Friday:

How are tornadoes and hurricanes alike?

Consists of vortex, strong winds, and an eye

Damage to homes and lives

Form in low pressure conditions

How are tornadoes and hurricanes different?

Diameter and speed vary

Location of formation (hurricanes: warm, tropical water; tornadoes: over land where air masses collide)

Monday:

What states make up Tornado Alley?

A. Kansas and Oklahoma B. Texas and Missouri C. Florida and Washington D. Both A and B

What is a sea breeze and how does it form?

A. Convection current that forms during the day, when cool, air above the ocean rushes in to replace the rising, warm air over the land.

B. Convection current that forms during the night, when cool, air above the land rushes in to replace the rising, warm air over the ocean.

Monday:

What states make up Tornado Alley?

A. Kansas and Oklahoma B. Texas and Missouri C. Florida and Washington D. Both A and B

What is a sea breeze and how does it form?

A. Convection current that forms during the day, when cool, air above the ocean rushes in to replace the rising, warm air over the land.

B. Convection current that forms during the night, when cool, air above the land rushes in to replace the rising, warm air over the ocean.

Tuesday:

Be able to locate a high pressure area on a weather map. What will the weather be like there?

A. sunny and clear B. cloudy and stormy C. bright and rainy

Be able to locate a low pressure area on a weather map. What will the weather be like there?

A. sunny and clear B. cloudy and stormy C. bright and rainy

Tuesday:

Be able to locate a high pressure area on a weather map. What will the weather be like there?

A. sunny and clear B. cloudy and stormy C. bright and rainy

Be able to locate a low pressure area on a weather map. What will the weather be like there?

A. sunny and clear B. cloudy and stormy C. bright and rainy

Wednesday:Be able to locate and identify fronts

on a weather map. What will the weather be like there?

A. Sunny and clear with high pressure

B. Cloudy and stormy with low pressure

C. Cloudy and stormy with high pressure

D. Sunny and clear with low pressure

In what direction is the weather moving across the United States?

A. east to west B. west to east C. north to south D. south to north

Wednesday:Be able to locate and identify fronts

on a weather map. What will the weather be like there?

A. Sunny and clear with high pressure

B. Cloudy and stormy with low pressure

C. Cloudy and stormy with high pressure

D. Sunny and clear with low pressure

In what direction is the weather moving across the United States?

A. east to west B. west to east C. north to south D. south to north

Thursday:

Why does the weather move from west to east across the U.S.?

A. convection currents and earth’s rotation cause global winds.

B. The Westerlies winds move across the U.S.

C. El Nino D. Both A and B

How can this knowledge help meteorologists?

A. It makes predictions easier by knowing which direction the fronts will move.

B. It makes predictions less accurate by knowing which direction the fronts will move.

C. It doesn’t affect their job at all.

Thursday:

Why does the weather move from west to east across the U.S.?

A. convection currents and earth’s rotation cause global winds.

B. The Westerlies winds move across the U.S.

C. El Nino D. Both A and B

How can this knowledge help meteorologists?

A. It makes predictions easier by knowing which direction the fronts will move.

B. It makes predictions less accurate by knowing which direction the fronts will move.

C. It doesn’t affect their job at all.

Friday:

What happens when cold air meets hot air?

a. The two air masses form a barrier that keep storms from forming.

b. The two air masses diffuse each other; the air temperature averages and creates higher pressure.

c. Winds form and weather patterns change, often bringing storms.

Friday:

What happens when cold air meets hot air?

a. The two air masses form a barrier that keep storms from forming.

b. The two air masses diffuse each other; the air temperature averages and creates higher pressure.

c. Winds form and weather patterns change, often bringing storms.