6.ESS2.3 CFU Geographical Features Affect on Climate - 2

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10 questions

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The image shows the differences in temperature for land and water in locations P and Q during the day and locations R and S during the night. In which direction will the wind blow during the day and at night?

day: P to Q; night R to S

day: Q to P; night: S to R

day: Q to P; night: R to S

day: P to Q; night: S to R

Rock and water absorb and release heat differently, causing localized air pressure differences. One result of these differences is land breezes. Which statement is true of land breezes?

They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

They originate in the day and blow toward the water.

They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.

This is a diagram of the air movement on a hot day at the beach. Which statement about the air movement in this diagram is true?

Air movement over land and water is caused by the uneven heating of the earth's surface.

Air over water cools faster than air over land, creating a convection current in the air.

Air over water heats faster than air over land, creating a convection current in the air.

Air movement over land and water is caused by the even heating of the earth's surface.

Which of the following describes the beginning of a land breeze?

Warm, low pressure air rises over the land.  Cool, high pressure air sinks along the ocean. 

Warm, low pressure air sinks along the ocean.  Cool, high pressure air rises over the land.

Warm, low pressure air rises over the sea.  Cool, high pressure air sinks over the land. 

Warm, low pressure air sinks over the land. Cool, high pressure air rises over the ocean.

The temperature of the sea is 64 degrees Fahrenheit and the temperature of the land is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Which of the following is occurring and when?

Sea Breeze during the day

Sea Breeze during the night

Land Breeze during the day

Land Breeze during the night

The El Nino is caused by

cold water of the Atlantic coast of South America

warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America

cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

If you are a farmer in southern California where it rarely ever rains, when might you want to plant extra crops to make extra profits?

during El Nino years

during La Nina years

in between these events because one is too dry and the other is too wet

during both events because both bring more rain to grow additional crops

When would a fisherman in Peru be able to see an increase in profits from catching fish and why?

During the El Nino years because the warm waters would cause upwelling to cease to exist

During the La Nina years because the extra cold water would cause an increase in upwelling

During both the El Nino and La Nina years because both would cause the water to get colder producing more upwelling

During both the El Nino and La Nina years because both would cause the water to get warmer producing more upwellin

Which of the following is a characteristic of El Nino events?

Cooling of the thermocline

Weakening of trade winds

Expansion of the Pacific Ocean

Strengthening of trade winds

What happens to the Pacific Ocean temperatures during La Nina?

There is no change

It becomes saline

It becomes warmer

It becomes cooler

The image shows the differences in temperature for land and water in locations P and Q during the day and locations R and S during the night.  In which direction will the wind blow during the day and at night?

day: P to Q; night R to S

day: Q to P; night: S to R

day: Q to P; night: R to S

day: P to Q; night: S to R

Rock and water absorb and release heat differently, causing localized air pressure differences.  One result of these differences is land breezes.  Which statement is true of land breezes?

They originate in the day and blow toward the land.

They originate in the day and blow toward the water.

They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.

This is a diagram of the air movement on a hot day at the beach.  Which statement about the air movement in this diagram is true?

Air movement over land and water is caused by the uneven heating of the earth's surface.

Air over water cools faster than air over land, creating a convection current in the air.

Air over water heats faster than air over land, creating a convection current in the air.

Air movement over land and water is caused by the even heating of the earth's surface.

Which of the following describes the beginning of a land breeze?

Warm, low pressure air rises over the land.  Cool, high pressure air sinks along the ocean. 

Warm, low pressure air sinks along the ocean.  Cool, high pressure air rises over the land.

Warm, low pressure air rises over the sea.  Cool, high pressure air sinks over the land. 

Warm, low pressure air sinks over the land. Cool, high pressure air rises over the ocean.

The temperature of the sea is 64 degrees Fahrenheit and the temperature of the land is 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  Which of the following is occurring and when?

Sea Breeze during the day

Sea Breeze during the night

Land Breeze during the day

Land Breeze during the night

The El Nino is caused by

cold water of the Atlantic coast of South America

warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America

cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

If you are a farmer in southern California where it rarely ever rains, when might you want to plant extra crops to make extra profits?

during El Nino years

during La Nina years

in between these events because one is too dry and the other is too wet

during both events because both bring more rain to grow additional crops

When would a fisherman in Peru be able to see an increase in profits from catching fish and why?

During the El Nino years because the warm waters would cause upwelling to cease to exist

During the La Nina years because the extra cold water would cause an increase in upwelling

During both the El Nino and La Nina years because both would cause the water to get colder producing more upwelling

During both the El Nino and La Nina years because both would cause the water to get warmer producing more upwellin

Which of the following is a characteristic of El Nino events?

Cooling of the thermocline

Weakening of trade winds

Expansion of the Pacific Ocean

Strengthening of trade winds

What happens to the Pacific Ocean temperatures during La Nina?

There is no change

It becomes saline

It becomes warmer

It becomes cooler