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Earth Science Chapter 19 Review 2016
Earth Science Chapter 19 Review 2016
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1
A stratus cloud close to the ground is called
stratostratus
groundostratus
fog
nimbostratus
2
Which of these is not a basic cloud shape?
wispy curls
puff balls
flat sheets
twisty twirls
3
Water cannot enter the atmosphere by
vaporization
evaporation
condensation
sublimation
4
Which of these is not associated with cirrus clouds?
wispy
mare's tail
supercooled water
high altitude
5
Which of these is least likely to produce rain?
cirrus
cumulus
nimbostratus
altocumulus
6
What prefix is used to name middle altitude clouds?
strato-
alto-
cirro-
meso-
7
Which of these clouds would bring rain?
cumulonimbus
cirrocumulus
stratus
nimbostratus
8
Which way does wind blow?
high to low pressure
only west to east
low to high pressure
straight up
9
The condition of the atmosphere at any given time
meteorology
temperature
dew point
weather
10
Which of these is not a form of solid precipitation?
hail
sleet
frost
snow
11
The global winds that drive most weather in the United States are the
southeasterlies
prevailing westerlies
polar easterlies
trade winds
12
Where does the monarch butterfly migrate to?
Tibet
Canada
India
Mexico
13
Rain drops that freeze while falling through a cold cumulonimbus cloud are called
trick question; clouds are warm
sleet
drizzle
freezing rain
14
Freezing rain turns to ice where?
on what it lands on
on the way from a cloud to the ground
nowhere
in a cloud
15
What instrument measures barometric pressure in pounds per square inch?
anemometer
thermometer
barometer
hygrometer
16
Natural, unpolluted rainwater is
alkaline
neutral
acidic
highly acidic
17
Which of these is not a basic cloud shape?
cumulus
stratus
nimbus
cirrus
18
Sleet that circulates in a cumulonimbus cloud becomes
snow
fog
freezing rain
hailstones
19
Winds curve over long distances because of this effect
Coriolis
Choirs
Cornelius
Orioles
20
What instrument measures wind speed in knots?
womanemometer
hygrometer
anemometer
manemometer
21
The dew point is the temperature where the humidity is at what percent?
25
100
50
10
22
When small cloud droplets combine to form larger droplets until big enough to fall as rain
consciousness
concupisence
concussion
coalescence
23
Where are the horse latitudes?
60 degrees N and S
0 degrees
30 degrees N
30 degrees S
24
Which temperature of air can hold the most water?
20 degrees F
75 degrees F
trick question; air can't hold water
45 degrees F
25
The scientific study of the atmosphere is known as
meteorology
weatherology
climatology
astronomy
26
Sea breezes are caused by
ocean currents warming the seashore
water absorbing the sun's energy faster than land
warm land currents blowing seaward
land absorbing the sun's energy faster than water
27
Which way is a southwest wind blowing toward?
northeast
west
southwest
south
28
Wind typically blows from what to what?
dry air to moist air
moist air to dry air
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to high pressure
29
Liquid water below the freezing point
supercooled water
sleet
cooled superwater
ice
30
What instrument measures percent humidity?
psychrometer
anemometer
barometer
hygrometer