TICKET TIMETEST

REVIEW

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How are breezes named?

FROM WHERE THEY FORMED

1

Does land or water heat up more quickly?

LAND

1

What type of air pressure is

associated with stormy weather?

Low Pressure

2

Why is the equator warmer than polar regions?

It receives direct sunlight

2

What type of water is located in the California Current?

Cold

2

How does the California current affect the United

States?

Cools the west coast

1

Where do hurricanes form?

Over warm ocean waters

2

What forms most waves in the ocean?

Prevailing winds

1

What current brings warm water along the east coast

of the United States?

Gulf Stream

2

Why does warm air rise?

Warm air is less dense

1

What type of energy transfer occurs when Earth receives the

light from the sun?

Radiation

1

What type of energy transfer occurs when

currents are formed as warm air rises and cooler air

sinks?

Convection

1

What type of energy transfer occurs with

direct contact?

CONDUCTION

2

Why does a warm ocean current remain warm even until it reaches northern

regions?

Water holds heat for a long time (water has a high specific

heat)

2

What process causes the movement of air and water on

Earth?

Convection

1

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

Rotation of Earth

1

Why are warm air masses less dense?

THE AIR PARTICLES ARE MORE SPREAD APART

1

What type of breeze blows from land to sea?

LAND BREEZE

3

What is the name of the air current that brings cold air

from the Arctic into the United States?

Jet Stream

1

What type of breezes moves from sea to land during

the day?

SEA BREEZE