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This local air movement is best described as an example of
conduction between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere
convection from temperature and pressure differences
radiation
condensation and evaporation
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Which process releases 2260 joules of heat energy per gram of water into the environment?
freezing
condensation
melting
evaporation
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Which station model shows an air temperature of 75°F and a barometric pressure of 996.3 mb?
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A maritime tropical air mass is ________ and _________?
Warm and dry
Moist and warm
Cold and dry
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What type of front is this?
stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
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Hurricanes that affect the east coast of the United States originally form over the
warm land of the southeastern United Statesin summer
cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean in spring
cool land of the southeastern United States in spring
warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean insummer
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A warm front is when
warmair mass slides over a cold air mass
coldair mass slides over a warm air mass
Two warm air masses meet.
Two cold air masses meet
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what type of front is this?
cold front
stationary front
warm front
occluded front
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why does the Great Lakes receive large amounts of snowfall?
warm air moves to the west over colder land regions
cold air moves to the west over warmer land regions
cold air moves to the east over warmer lake water
warm air moves to the east over colder lake water
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Which ocean current directly warms Western Europe?
Canary Current
Labrador Current
South Equatorial Current
North Atlantic Current
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Which statement best describes the monsoon winds during the rainy season in India?
Warm, moist air flows from India to theIndian Ocean
Cold, dry air flows from the Indian Ocean toIndia.
Warm, moist air flows from the Indian Oceanto India.
Cold, dry air flows from India to the IndianOcean.
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what is the most common source region for cold, dry air masses that move over New YorkState?
North Atlantic Ocean
central Mexico
central Canada
Gulf of Mexico
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A wet-bulb temperature of 10°C and a dry-bulb temperature of 16°C. What is the dewpoint?
45°C
6°C
4°C
-10°C
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Which New York State weather station had clear skies?
New York City
Syracuse
Buffalo
Albany
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Which location has the warmest and most arid climate?
B
D
A
C
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The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Currentmodify the climate of northwestern Europe by
cooler and more humid
cooler and drier
warmer and drier
warmer and more humid
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Empty question
Empty choice
Empty choice
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Which two processes lead to cloud formation in rising air?
compressing and warming
expanding and cooling
expanding and warming
compressing and cooling
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Compared to the temperature and moisture on the windward side the leeward side would be
warmer and more moist
cooler and more moist
warmer and drier
cooler and drier
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Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation?
sinking → contracting → cooling → evaporation
rising → contracting → warming → evaporation
sinking → expanding → warming → condensation
rising → expanding → cooling → condensation
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As altitude increases, air pressure_____________.
increases
decreases
stays the same
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What type of weather system brings stormy weather?
Empty choice
Low pressure
High pressure
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what type of front is this?
occluded front
cold front
warm front
stationary front
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This city most likely has a climate that is
arid, and small difference between high and low yearly temps
arid, and large difference between high and low yearly temps
humid, & small difference between high and low yearly temps
humid, & large difference between high and low yearly temps
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At which city was the greatest wind speed occurring?
Boise
Denver
Austin
Kansas City
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Warm air is ______________ dense than cold air
less
equally as
more
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Which weather condition is shown along the cold front?
snow
haze
thunderstorms
fog
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Near which two latitudes are most of Earth’s dry climate regions found?
0° and 30°S
30°N and 60°N
30°N and 30°S
0° and 60°N
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An air mass entering Alaska from the northern PacificOcean would be labeled on aweather map as
mT
cT
cP
mP
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Which map represents the wind pattern around Northern Hem high and low pressure centers?
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Lines on a surface map which show areas of equal temperature are called
thermobars
isotherms
isobars
thermtherms
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Which weather instrument is most useful in measuring relative humidity?
barometer
anemometer
wind vane
psychrometer
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Winds are named according to
the direction they are blowing from
the direction they are blowing toward
their origin
their speed
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What is the wind speed on the station model and which instrument is used to measure it?
25 knots, measured by an anemometer
15 knots, measured by a wind vane
25 knots, measured by a wind vane
15 knots, measured by an anemometer
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What is the average air pressure at sea level, expressed inmillibars and inches of mercury?
1012.65 mb and 29.91 in of Hg
1013.25 mb and 29.92 in of Hg
29.91 mb and 1012.65 in of Hg
29.92 mb and 1013.25 in of Hg
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The general surface wind circulation associated with the high-pressure center is most likely
clockwise and outward
counterclockwise and inward
counterclockwise and outward
clockwise and inward
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In high air pressure the molecules are ___________________________________.
close together and moving slowly
hot and moving rapidly
far apart and moving fast
warm and moving slow
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The wind that produced this snowfall pattern most likely came from the
northwest
southwest
southeast
northeast
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Upward and downward currents of air which result from the uneven heating of the air are called
radiation currents
conduction currents
convection currents
winds
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What was the most likely source region for the air mass over Pennsylvania?
Canada
New York State
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
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This air mass originating over Mexico is classified as
continental polar
continental tropical
maritime tropical
maritime polar
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Which map below shows the most likely storm track for a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean?
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A high pressure system usually brings ________________ weather.
rain
snow, sleet, or hail
fair, sunny, and colder
warmer and cloudy
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Wind strength is dependent upon
amount of gravitation attraction
vertical movement of air
air pressure differences
horizontal movement of air
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Tornadoes in the Northern Hem are described as violently rotating columns ofair surrounded by
counterclockwise surface winds movingaway from the columns
counterclockwise surface winds movingtoward the columns
clockwise surface winds moving toward thecolumns
clockwise surface winds moving away fromthe columns
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The global winds which most influence the weather in the United States are the
Westerlies
Doldrums
Polar Easterlies
Trade Winds
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Which station model represents a location that has the greatest chance of precipitation?
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2
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Sea breezes occur during the --?-- and produce winds moving --?--.
night / out over the wate
night / in over the land
day / in over the land
day / out over the water
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What controls the direction of movement of most surface ocean currents?
seismic activity
varying salt content in the ocean
prevailing winds
density differences at various ocean depths
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Which factor is responsible for location A having a lower average yearly temp than location B?
prevailing winds
elevation
latitude
nearness to a large body of water
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Which symbol would be used to represent this front on a weather map?
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Which statement explains why the position of the polar jet stream varies with the seasons?
Rising air compresses and cools in winter.
Water heats and cools more rapidly than land in winter.
Prevailing winds reverse direction in summer.
vertical rays of the Sun shift north of equator in summer
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The curving of the planetary winds to the right inthe Northern Hemisphere is evidence of
high- and low-pressure belts
the tilt of Earth’s axis
Earth’s revolution
the Coriolis effect
