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1.
Whatweathertoolmeasureswinddirection?
a. WindVane
b. Anemometer
c. Thermometer
d. Barometer
2.
Aboundarybetweendifferentairmassesiscalleda.
front
3.
Thelinesonthemapbelowmarkareasofequal.
a. salinity
b. pressure
c. elevation
d. temperature
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4.
Thediagrambelowshowsafrontwhichisoftenassociatedwith.
a. cold;precipitation
b. warm;precipitation
c. cold;dryconditions
d. warm;dryconditions
5.
Manyelementsofweathersuchastemperature,humidity,precipitation,airpressure,windand
visibilityareaffectedbywhichisdrivenbytheenergyofthesunandtheamountof
waterintheair.
a. TheCarbonCycle
b. TheWaterCycle
c. Photosynthesis
d. noneoftheabove
6.
Whatisahurricane?
a. Alargefunnelthatformsfromthesky
b. Alightningstorm
c. Astormthatformsatseaandstrikesland
d. Aniceblizzardwithgustywinds
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7.
Whichfrontistakingplaceinthispicture?
a. warmfront
b. coldfront
c. stationaryfront
d. occludedfront
8.
Atmosphericconditionsforalongperiodoftimeiscalled.
a. weather
b. climate
c. humidity
9.
A___________________measuresweatherconditionshigherupintheatmosphere.
a. weatherballoon
b. compass
c. weathersatellite
d. hygrometer
10. __________________________areusedtophotographandtracklarge-scaleairmovements.
a. weatherballoons
b. weathersatellites
c. slingpsychrometers
d. barometers
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11. describestheconditionssuchasairpressure,wind,temperature,andmoistureintheair
fortheatmosphereataspecifictimeandplace.
a. Condensation
b. Weather
c. Dewpoint
12. Meteorologyisthestudyof....
a. rocks
b. weather
c. meteors
13. Wheredoesweatherhappen?
a. atmosphere
b. biosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. lithosphere
14. Aweatherinstrumentthatusesmicrowavefrequencyradiowavesthatbounceoffwaterdropletsin
cloudsinordertoproduceamapofthecloudlocationswouldbe.
a. barometer
b. anemometer
c. radar
d. weathersatellite
15. Whatcauseswind?
a. asunnyweatherpatternfollowedbyacloudyweatherpattern
b. anunevenheatingoftheatmosphere
c. arainyweather
16. Weatheroccursinwhichlayeroftheatmosphere?
a. stratosphere
b. thermosphere
c. mesosphere
d. troposphere
17. List3examplesofsevereweather.
Hurricanes,tornadoes,blizzardsandthunderstorms.
18. Whatwouldthefollowingsymbolindicateonaweathermap?
a. ColdFront
b. WarmFront
c. OccludedFront
d. StationaryFront
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19. USAgencydesignedtointerpret,predictandforecastweatherforourprotection.
a. NationalParkService
b. NationalWeatherService
c. NationalWeatherMap
d. NationalSatelliteSystem
20. Awarmfrontoftenbrings
a. cirrusclouds
b. fairconditions
c. coolweather
d. steadyrain
21. Iftheweatheriswarm,moist,andcloudy,thenalowpressuresystemisincontrol.
22. Thelinesconnectingpointsofequalairpressureonaweathermaparecalled
a. airmass
b. isobars
c. isotopes
d. front
23. Whattypeoffrontformswhenanactivecoldfrontovertakesawarmfront,producingacomplex
weatherpattern?
a. warmfront
b. coldfront
c. occludedfront
d. stationaryfront
24. WhyaretheprevailingwesterliesimportanttoNorthAmerica?
a. thesewindsareresponsibleformuchneededrainduringadrought
b. thesewindsareresponsibleforwindshearing
c. thesewindsareresponsiblefortheweathermovementsacrossCanadaandtheUS
25. Atropicalstormthatreaches74mphisa
hurricane.
26. ThefollowingrotatingsystemcanbeseenontheEarthbyasatellite,andcanbetrackedfordays
beforeitcanhitanareacausingdamage:
a. Tornado
b. Hurricane
c. Airmass
d. GlobalSystem
27. TheMaritimeTropicalairmassischaracterizedby:
a. coldandwetair
b. warmandwetair
c. coldanddryair
d. warmanddryair
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28. Whatarenarrowbandsofhigh-speedwindscalled?
a. monsoons
b. jetstreams
c. prevailingwinds
d. localwinds
29. Windismeasuredintwoways:directionandspeed.
30. ExplainhowthejetstreamcanaffectairtravelinNorthAmerica.
Planesflyingintothejetstream(West)canlagbecauseoftheforceofthewind.Planes
flyingwiththejetstream(East)arehelpedalongbytheforceofthewind.
31. Aweatherinstrumentconsistingofacameraattachedtoadeviceorbitinginspace,highabovethe
earth,thattakespicturesofcloudshereontheearthwouldbea.
a. barometer
b. anemometer
c. radar
d. weathersatellite
32. LayerCiscalledtheanditistheoftheatmosphericlayers.
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a. mesosphere;coldest
b. stratosphere;coldest
c. mesosphere;hottest
d. stratosphere;hottest
33. Steadywindsthatblowtowardtheequatorduringcoolermonthsarecalled
a. tradewinds
b. typhoons
c. doldrums
d. tornados
34. Windsthatblowovershortdistances.
a. tradewinds
b. localwinds
c. seabreeze
d. landbreeze
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35. Whichareaintheworldisrelativelycalmwithlittletonowind?
a. Westerlies
b. Easterlies
c. Doldrums
d. TradeWinds
36. Highpressuresystemshaveweatherandare.
a. rainy,stable
b. clear,stable
c. rainy,unstable
d. clear,unstable
37. Areaswithlowpressurehaveweatherthatisandareasofhighpressurehaveweatherthat
is.
a. sunny,cloudy
b. cloudy,sunny
38. Stormcloudassociatedwithstorms
a. Cyclone
b. Anti-cyclone
c. Lightning
d. Cumulonimbus
e. FujitaScale
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