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AOM Fall Final Review Pt 2
AOM Fall Final Review Pt 2
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Earth Science, meteorology
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A sequence of events that repeats itself is:
cycle
model
system
budget
2
Wind direction is affected by:
friction
all the choices
Coriolis effect
pressure gradient
3
Which cools down more rapidly?
cloudy day
cloudy night
sunny day
clear night
4
Flat layered clouds
cumulus
stratus
5
What is the hottest time of day?
Noon 12 PM
6 PM
3 PM
11 AM
6
The weight of the atmosphere per unit area is:
humidity
temperature
rain
air pressure
7
As air temp increases, the amount of water vapor the air can hold...
decreases
increases then decreases
increases
stays the same
8
Which of the following is a cooling process?
deposition
evaporation
condensation
freezing
9
What is nearly the same throughout an air mass?
wind speed and direction
pressure and wind speed
temp and pressure
temp and humidity
10
Which of the following is a warming process?
sublimation
melting
condensation
evaporation
11
Fluffy puffy clouds with flat bottoms
cumulus
stratus
12
Big fluffy storm clouds
cumulus
cirrostratus
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
13
Which layer of the atmos has weather?
troposphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
14
Open or closed system: sealed bottle of honey
Closed
Open
15
Dark grey layered rain clouds
nimbostratus
cirrostratus
cumulonimbus
cumulus
16
The strongest part of a hurricane is:
limb
arm
eye
eye wall
17
What would happen to climate if there was no greenhouse effect?
Earth would be warmer
Earth would be colder
18
Hurricanes don't form at equator due to:
weak surface wind friction
strong surface wind friction
weak coriolis effect
strong coriolis effect
19
The weakest part of a hurricane is...
eye
limb
arm
eye wall
20
Open or Closed system: a cup of water
Open
Closed
21
This kind of weather occurs along most fronts
lightning
hurricanes
fog
precipitation
22
Middle height clouds
stratus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
alto
23
What is the coldest time of day?
3 AM
Dawn
Midnight 12 AM
6 PM
24
Highest clouds, feathery, tufted, ice crystals
stratus
cumulus
alto
cirrus