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Honors Spring MC Final Review pt 1
Honors Spring MC Final Review pt 1
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1
Which sequence of events causes clouds to form?
rising, expanding, cooling, condensation
sinking, expanding, warming, condensation
rising, contracting, warming, evaporation
sinking, contracting, cooling, evaporation
2
An air mass entering Alaska from the N. Pacific Ocean would most likely be labeled as:
cP
mT
mP
cT
3
What does the Coriolis effect cause the wind to do in the Northern Hemisphere?
Curve to the Left
Curve to the Right
Speed Up
Slow Down
4
A star with less mass will live ___ because it consumes fuel ___ than massive stars.
less time, slower
longer, faster
longer, slower
less time, faster
5
Which transfer of energy occurs mainly through the process of convection?
Radioactive decay heat transferred by molecule collision
Solar Energy transfer through Space to Earth's surface
Electromagnetic energy transfer from the Sun to Moon
Heated air in the lower atmosphere transferred upward
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Which type of front is identifies by seeing high level clouds as it moves in?
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
Cold
7
Assuming the low pressure system follows a typical storm track, it will move:
into the cP air mass to the northwest
along the path of the jet stream to the northeast
along the path of the jet stream to the southwest
into the mT air mass to the west
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A short term transfer of energy will affect an area's:
biochemical cycles
climate
topography
weather
9
Which location will most likely have the least precipitation? (on the picture)
A
B
C
D