Wind, Water, Weather and Seasons Test Review

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1 Name: Wind, Water, Weather and Seasons Test Review Period: Please complete the following review to prepare for your exam over wind and ocean currents, weather, and the Earth- Moon- Sun systems. Your test will be on. The TEKS that will be assessed on this exam include: 8.10A Recognize that the sun provides the energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. 8.10B Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts. 8.10C Identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes. 8.7A Model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in the seasons. Wind in the Atmosphere: Please use your notes on Wind in the Atmosphere or pages in your Texas Fusion Science textbook to complete the section below. 1. What causes wind? 2. Wind blows from an area pressure to an area of pressure. (Hint: Find this on page 424 in the textbook.) 3. Convection Currents in the Atmosphere: a. Define CONVECTION: b. Draw it! Make an illustration of convection currents in the atmosphere. Label where warm and cool air can be found in the current. 4. Explain what the Coriolis Effect is and what it does to winds on Earth.

2 5. Global Winds: a. Complete the data table below: Global Wind Systems Trade Winds Westerlies Polar Easterlies Doldrums and Horse Latitudes Short Definition: Short Definition: Short Definition: Short Definition: Location: Location: Location: Location: b. Label each of the global winds and the pressure system on the latitudes. Word Bank: Trade Winds Trade Winds Westerlies Westerlies Polar Easterlies Polar Easterlies Doldrums Horse Latitudes 6. Draw lines connecting the correct descriptions to WARM AIR or COLD AIR. MORE DENSE WARM AIR COLD AIR LESS DENSE HIGH PRESSURE LOW PRESSURE SINKS RISES

3 Ocean Currents: Please use your QR Code activity on Wind and Ocean Currents, your Color the Currents left page activity, or pages in your Texas Fusion Science textbook to complete the section below. 11. What are ocean currents? 12. Where do surface currents occur? 13. Match the type of factor that influences surface currents to the best description: Currents change direction when Continental Deflections they meet continents. Coriolis Effect Global Winds The path of wind causes currents to deflect (curve) to the left in the southern hemisphere and to the right in the northern hemisphere. Different types of winds cause currents to be warm or cold and to flow in specific directions. 14. What are deep ocean currents? 15. Where do deep ocean currents occur? 16. How does density influence deep ocean currents? 17. Illustrate how convection currents cause water to rise and sink in the ocean. Land Breeze/Sea Breeze: Please use your notes on Land Breeze, Sea Breeze or pages in your Texas Fusion Science textbook to complete the section below. 18. During the day, air becomes WARMER/COOLER (circle one) above land compared to air above water. 19. Draw a sea breeze and land breeze in the table below. Sea Breeze Land Breeze *Label where 1) warm water is being carried by surface currents and 2) where cold water becomes dense and sinks.

4 Weather Instruments and Maps: Please use your notes on Reading a Weather Map your Weather Instruments left page activity, or pages in your Texas Fusion Science textbook to complete the section below. 20. Fill out the data table below for the types of weather instruments. Weather Instruments Anemometer Barometer Psychrometer Thermometer Description: Description: Description: Description: 21. Use the map below to answer the following questions. a. What weather is happening in Dallas according to the map? b. How is the weather in Dallas different from weather in the Seattle? c. Which two cities are experiencing a cold front? d. Both the East coast and West coast are experiencing a warm front. What type of precipitation are they also experiencing? e. How is the weather in the two areas on the map marked an H for High pressure similar? f. What will the weather be like in Florida in a day or two?

5 Severe Weather and Weather Systems: Please use pages in your Texas Fusion Science textbook to complete the data table below. 22. What type of wind supplies the energy that drives thunderstorms and tornadoes? 23. Use page 455 to match the types of weather with the descriptions below. Drought/Deserts Tropical Storms/Rainfall Cold, Denser, Sinking Air with High Pressure Warm, Less Dense, Rising Air with Low Pressure 24. Use pages to complete the data table below on El Nino and La Nina. El Nino La Nina Effects: Effects: 25. Use page 458 to fill in the blanks and answer the questions describing the relationship between hurricanes, the ocean and the Sun. a. play an important role in the formation of tropical and because can be transferred from the to the. b. energy causes water at the ocean to. c. Energy that is when this water condenses is the driving of a. d. What is the most important factor in the formation of tropical storms and hurricanes? e. What happens to hurricanes when they encounter warm water? f. What happens to hurricanes when they encounter land?

6 Earth Rotation and Revolution: Use your notes on Rotation and Revolution and Seasons as well as pages in the Texas Fusion Science textbook to complete the sections below. 26. Create flashcards for the following terms: Rotation Axis Revolution 23.5 tilt Solstice Equinox 27. What causes day and night? 28. How long is one full rotation? 29. Why do different latitudes of Earth experience different hours of daylight throughout the year? 30. How does the tilt of the Earth affect the hours of sunlight? 31. How does direct vs. indirect sunlight affect hours of sunlight? 32. What causes seasons? 33. How long does it take for Earth to revolve one time around the Sun? 34. What is the shape of our orbit around the Sun? 35. Explain the difference in seasons between the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. 36. Complete the table below for the seasons. Seasons and Earth s Movement Season Summer Winter Spring Fall Time of Year in Northern Hemisphere Time of Year in Southern Hemisphere Solstice or Equinox? 37. Label the seasons BOTH the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere. Word Bank: Fall Fall Spring Spring Summer Summer Winter Winter