Weather DQ 2014-2015
Name: ______________________________
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1. Students plan to use several rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall on the Mississippi barrier
islands and in the DeSoto National Forest. Which of these variables should be manipulated?
A Height of the gauge
B Brand of the gauge
C Size of the gauge
D Location of the gauge
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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2. Which explains the relationship between hours of sunlight and seasons?
A. the rotation of Earth on its axis
B. the tilt of Earth’s axis relative to the sun
C. the location of Earth’s orbit in the solar system D. the motion of the moon as it travels around Earth
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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3. What is one factor that contributes to seasons occurring in Mississippi?
A. the revolution of the Moon around Earth
B. the tilt of Earth on its axis
C. the rising and falling of ocean tides
D. the distance of Earth from the Sun
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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4. Weather forecasts are more accurate today than in the past due to----A. global warming B. air-quality control C. plate tectonics
D. use of images from space
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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5. Earth rotates in an easterly direction. Therefore, southward wind currents in the Northern Hemisphere
appear to be deflected to the
A. east
B. west
C. north
D. south
Justification: ____________________________________________________________
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6. Which of these best explains why the oceans have a great impact on the weather over the continents?
A Ocean waves move more easily than continental rock.
B The oceans contain a wider variety of organisms than the continents.
C The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents.
D Ocean water contains more salt than most continental lake water.
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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7. Explain what you think will happen to the
hurricane in the image after Day 7.
Weather DQ 2014-2015
Name: ______________________________
8. Dee reviewed the data for this hurricane. She replicated the pressure system
of the hurricane and its effect on wind speed. The following diagram shows her
setup. Each time Dee pushed downward on the lever, the wind speed within the
cylinder decreased. Dee concluded that the greater the air pressure within a
hurricane, the lower the hurricane’s wind speed. Justify Dee’s conclusion.
9. Use 2 different color markers or
highlighters. With the 1st marker/highlighter,
trace the solid line for the hurricane’s
predicted path. With the 2nd marker, trace the
dotted line for the hurricane’s predicted path.
What is the prediction of the hurricane’s
direction and impact during the 4–5 day
track?
10. The map shows the predicted range of a
hurricane’s location over a 3-day period and a 5day period. Based on the information in the map,
what is the likelihood that the hurricane will make
an impact or landfall in southern Alabama?
(Use markers/highlighters again to trace the
predicted paths just like for day 12/11/12.)
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