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Review of the weather unit in Regents Earth Science
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1
Winds in the United States will generally come from what direction?
From the southwest
From the northwest
From the northeast
From the southeast
2
If the low pressure center follows a typical storm track, the system will move toward the
southwest
northwest
northeast
southeast
3
What is the barometric pressure reading on this station model?
1098.6 mb
986 mb
998.6 mb
98.6 mb
4
Which locations are most likely experiencing precipitation?
A and B
C and D
B and C
D and B
5
What gas makes up the highest percent by volume in the troposphere?
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
oxygen
hydrogen
6
What weather front is represented by this diagram?
Warm
Stationary
Cold
Occluded
7
This air mass originating over Mexico is classified as
maritime tropical
maritime polar
continental polar
continental tropical
8
Which variable
decreases
with increases in both wind speed and clouds, and lower visibility?
relative humidity
dewpoint
precipitation
air pressure
9
Which type of air mass most likely has high humidity and high temperature?
cT
mT
cP
mP
10
As altitude increases in the troposphere, temperature will
stay the same
decrease
increase, then decrease
increase
11
What is the relative humidity when the dry bulb is 16°C and the wet bulb is 10°C?
33%
4%
14%
45%
12
Winds that produced this lake effect snow most likely came from the
southwest
southeast
northwest
northeast
13
Which weather station had the highest relative humidity?
B
D
A
C
14
Which front will most likely pass over location A during the next two hours?
Occluded
Warm
Stationary
Cold
15
At which city is the greatest wind speed occurring?
Boise
Denver
Kansas City
Austin
16
What was the most likely dewpoint at this location?
70°F
32°F
40°F
61°F
17
What is the dewpoint when the dry bulb temperature is 12°C and the wet bulb temperature is 7°C?
28°C
4°C
1°C
-5°C
18
A barometric pressure of 1021.0 mb is equal to how many inches of mercury?
30.15 in
30.50
30.25
29.88 in
19
High pressure centers in the Northern Hemisphere will have winds that move
clockwise and inward
counterclockwise and inward
counterclockwise and outward
clockwise and outward