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Grade 10 Exam Prep: WEATHER
Name: _____________________
Date: ________________________
1. Define the following terms
a. Weather dynamics
b. Weather
c. Climate
d. Atmosphere
e. Longitude
f. Latitude
2. On the map below, label the following places.
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North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
Tropic of Cancer (include degree)
Equator (include degree)
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Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Pacific Circle
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Tropic of Capricorn (include
degree)
Prime Meridian (include degree)
3. What are the 3 most abundant elements in the atmosphere?
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4. What are the layers of the atmosphere. Label them below:
5. Which layer of the atmosphere has the aurora borealis
6. Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
7. Whaich layer of the atmosphere do planes fly in?
8. Which layer has the warmest average temperature?
9. What is the hydrosphere?
10. Define the following:
a. Condensation
b. Sublimation
c. Deposition
d. Evaporation
e. Precipitation
f. Transpiration
11. What is a heat sink?
12. What is an example of a good heat sink?
13. What does is mean by the term ‘earth’s energy budget’?
14. Compare the heat capacity of land vs. water
15. What is latent heat?
16. How does water moderate climates?
17. What is the difference between conduction and convection?
18. What does the term albedo mean?
19. Does a black surface have a high or low albedo and why?
20. Approximately how much of the sun’s radiation is absorbed by land and
water?
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21. What hemisphere do we live in?
22. What is an air mass?
23. What is the difference between a high pressure system and a low
pressure system?
24. What is a prevailing wind?
25. Name the three major global wind systems.
26. What is a jet stream.
27. In the diagram below, show the direction of wind flow along with the
pressure system in that area, label the different wind systems and
label the degrees that separate the major wind systems.
28. What is the difference between onshore and offshore breezes?
Include diagrams.
29. What is a front?
30. What kind of weather will a high pressure system bring?
31. What kind of weather will a low pressure system bring?
32. What percentage of the earth’s water is fresh water? What
percentage is salt water?
33. What is the main cause of surface ocean currents?
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34. What is the main cause of deep water ocean currents?
35. How does the Coriolis Effect affect ocean currents? What is the
direction of deflection in both the Northern and Southern
hemisphere?
36. What is upwelling, and why is it important?
37. Why is water denser at the poles?
38. Describe the conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the
conditions listed below. Discuss wind patterns, ocean temperature,
surface currents, and weather patterns for both Australia and South
America
a. Normal conditions
b. El Nino Conditions
c. La Nina Conditions