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a device that carries instruments into the atmosphere
anemometer
barometer
Weather vane/ compass
weather balloon
2
Which air mass has the most density
Cold air mass
Warm air mass
3
Measures the pressure that air masses have on the surface of the Earth
weather balloon
thermometer
Barometer
anemometer
4
This type of front moves fast producing thunderstorms, heavy rain or snow
Occluded Front
Warm front
Cold front
Stationary front
5
What is the current temperature at this weather station model
34
+28
32
147
6
An extended period in the weather pattern with no rain
monsoon
drought
dry
summer
7
What type of cloud is this
Stratus
wavy
cumulus
Cirrus
8
too much water in a given area
hydroponics
monsoon
damp
flood
9
What is the current temperature
089
14
50
16
10
If the relative humidity is 100% what is the weather like?
rainy
Dry
hot
cold
11
Measures wind speed
Anemometer
compass
Barometer
weather vane
12
when liquid hot magma flows from a crevice in the Earth's crust
earthquake
eruption
lava
tremors
13
The layer of the atmosphere that contains most life on Earth
stratosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
14
Wind moves from
poles to equator
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to high pressure
left to right
15
Wild fires are started by what two events
lightning
Smokey the Bear
a careless person
Yogi the Bear
16
The atmosphere's density decreases as the altitude
decreases
increases
17
Which of the following is not a layer in the atmosphere
troposphere
lithosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
18
Sudden shifts in the Earth's crust
topography
continental drift
cracking
earthquake
19
what is the barometric pressure doing
Falling
Staying the same
Rising
+28
20
The layer of the atmosphere that contains Ozone
stratosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
21
What is the current barometric pressure at this weather station model
34
147
32
+28
22
shows wind direction
anemometer
weather vane/ compass
weather balloon
barometer
23
measures temperature
wind vane
thermometer
barometer
anemometer
24
a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time
State lines
Isobar
Latitude
Longitude
25
What is # 2
Condensation
Transpiration
Convection
Precipitation
26
What is # 7
Precipitation
Accumulation
runoff
Condensation
27
the wet bulb reading is 70 degrees, the dry bulb is 70 degrees. What is the relative humidity
100%
1
50%
70%
28
Diagram # 2 represents what
Sea breeze
Land breeze
29
What is # 6
runoff
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
30
After this front moves through the weather is usually clear and warmer
Stationary front
Warm front
Occluded Front
Cold front
31
What is # 8
runoff
Accumulation
Condensation
Precipitation
32
What type of cloud is this
wavy
Stratus
cumulus
Cirrus
33
The atmosphere's density increases as the altitude
decreases
increases
34
The layer of the atmosphere with the most density
stratosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
35
What type of cloud is this
Stratus
Cirrus
wavy
cumulus
36
What is # 10
evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
Accumulation
37
What is the boundary between two air masses
High pressure
Front
Back
Low pressure
38
Diagram # 1 represents what
Sea breeze
Land breeze
39
plants release what gas into the atmosphere
C6H12O6
CO2
H2O
O2
40
What is a large wave created by seismic events under the ocean floor
flood
Radio waves
Sushi
Tsunami
41
Which one of the following is not a type of cloud
Cirrus
Stradivarius
Stratus
cumulus
42
The layer of the atmosphere where most of Earth's weather takes place
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
43
What is # 3
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
ground water
44
What causes the Coriolis Effect
Wind
Different pressure systems
Polar air masses
Earth's rotation
45
At this station it is currently ....
raining
sleeting
Clear
Snowing
46
This type of front generally brings drizzly rain.
Warm front
Stationary front
Occluded Front
Cold front
47
This type of front is when two other fronts meet and little to no horizontal movement occurs
Stationary front
Cold front
Warm front
Occluded Front
48
Plants use what gas from the atmosphere
CO2
O2
C6H12O6
H2O
49
The atmosphere is mostly composed of..?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Air
carbon dioxide
50
Too much snow in a little amount of time
blizzard
snow day
DQ blizzard
White out
51
What is the dew point
16
089
50
14
52
What is # 4
Transpiration
Precipitation
Condensation
ground water
53
What is # 5
Transpiration
ground water
Condensation
Precipitation
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the layer of the atmosphere responsible for protecting us from meteoroids
troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
