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Meteorology review for Earth Science
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1
In what layer is the aurora borealis featured?
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
2
What causes the wind belts around earth to deflect to the right in the upper atmosphere ?
Coriolis effect
La Nina
westerly winds
El Nino
3
Extends down from cumulonimbus clouds with up to 300 mph winds and can move 30-75 mph ?
Squall line
Tornado
Sinak hole
Hurricane
4
Air will always move from areas of __ pressure to ___pressure.
Moderate;high
High;low
Moderate;low
Low;high
5
when 2 parcels of air meet at an area of low pressure and creates clouds is call what?
tsunami
convergence
orographic lifting
frontal wedging
6
A cloud near or on the ground is called what?
stratus
cirrus
nimbus
fog
7
A high-velocity wind flowing hgh in the atmosphere, moving over 100 mph is a what?
prevailing wind
cyclone
anticyclone
jet stream
8
What is the incoming radiation received by Earth's surface and it's atmosphere calles?
insolation
albedo
convection
conduction
9
All weather phenomenon occurs in what layer of the atmosphere?
mesosphere
troposphere
thermsphere
stratosphere
10
The coldest layer of the atmosphere is what?
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
11
Which is not a greenhouse gas?
water vapor
0xygen
sulfur dioxide
carbon dioxide
12
I measure the wind speed in this unit.
barometer/mb
sling psychrometer/mph
barometer/%
anemometer/mph
13
Acid precipitation is when the water has a pH level ______.
5.0 - 9.0
7.0
less than 5.0
more than 9.0
14
Which weather phenomenon weakens trade winds and blocks the upwelling in the Pacifc ocean?
coriolis effect
El Nino
doldrums
La Nina
15
Another name for high pressure systems is what?
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Tornadoes
Anticyclones
16
Relative humidity is measured with a what and in what unit?
barometer/ mph
barometer/ mb
sling psychrometer/%
sling psychrometer/inches
17
The rainshadow effect occurs from which?
frontal wedging
doldrums
orographic lifting
convergence
18
The reflectivity of objects in space is called what?
frontal wedging
albedo
psychrometer
convection current
19
A boundary between 2 air masses is called a what?
front
air mass
wedge
squall line
20
What gas is the most important for weather phenomena?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Water Vapor
Oxygen