1. The whole mass of air surrounding the Earth made up of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and other gases

2. The transfer of heat by currents within fluids (liquids and gases)

3. What 2 types of ocean currents are there?

4. What is the result from the uneven heating of earth by the sun?

5. What causes surface ocean currents?

6. What 2 things cause deep ocean currents?

7. The amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance by one Kelvin;

8. A natural movement of air sometimes with considerable force from an area of high density and pressure to an area of low density and pressure.

9. (True or False) Cold air masses develop over polar climate zones.

10. (True or False) Cities close to an ocean usually have milder climates than cities far from an ocean.

11. The Winter Solstice is the _____________ day of the year.

12. This is needed to create the spin in hurricanes
This is needed to create the spin in hurricanes. It is when winds or currents curve because of the rotation of the earth.

13. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur

14. What is the major source of energy for winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle

15. The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________________.

16. Where (on Earth) are the Sun’s rays the least direct and transfer the least amount of energy to Earth’s surface?

17. Weather fronts are caused by interactions between air masses of different-
a. latitudes and longitudes
b. forms of precipitation
c. temperatures and pressures
d. altitudes and wind direction

18. On a weather map, what color and symbol represents a warm front?

19. On a weather map, what color and symbol represents a cold front?

20. What forms when warm, moist air rises up from the ocean to form a low pressure system with rotating clouds?
A Hurricane
B Tornado
C Blizzard
D Warm front

21. What is created when air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
A Convection
B Wind
C Deep ocean currents
D The Coriolis Effect

22. What occurs at the boundaries between areas of high and low air pressure?
A Fronts
B Subduction
C Refraction
D Radar

23. What form of energy transfer involves rising and falling currents?
A Convection
B Conduction
C Radiation
D Reflection

24. When sea ice melts, the liquid sinks and begins to move along the ocean floor. What is formed by this process?
A Deep ocean currents
B Sea floor spreading
C Surface ocean currents
D Cold fronts

25. A student walked outside and felt the warm, humid air
A student walked outside and felt the warm, humid air. What type of front had passed through the area?
A A tropical occurrence
B A polar express
C A warm front
D A cold front

26. Alaska has a cold current in its offshore waters while Florida has a warm current. How would you expect their weather to be different?
A Alaska will have colder weather than Florida.
B Alaska will have warmer weather than Florida.
C Alaska will have more tornadoes than Florida.
D Alaska will have more floods than Florida.