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Earth and Planetary Science - Meteorology
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1
What type of cloud is this?
nimbostratus
cumulus
lenticular
nacreous
2
Which planet has a run-away greenhouse effect?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
3
What type of cloud is this?
cumulostratus
altocumulus
cirrocumulus
cumulonimbus
4
Ice feathers forming on objects - “freezing mist” or “hoarfrost”
sleet
graupel
glaze
rime
5
What is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the ground?
troposphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
6
What type of cloud is this?
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus
stratus
altostratus
7
What type of cloud is this?
nimbostratus
altostratus
cumulus
cirrocumulus
8
What is the main cause of air movement in our atmosphere?
animals breathing in and out
winds from high pressure to low pressure
winds from low pressure to high pressure.
the giant kitchen mixer
9
What type of front is sitting over the Rocky Mountains?
occluded front
warm front
cold front
stationary front
10
What type of cloud is this?
cirrocumulus
cumulus
mammatus
altocumulus
11
Which step makes the humid air colder?
The sun heats the humid air and it rises
Air is saturated by water vapor close to the surface
Condensation of vapor to tiny droplets or ice crystals
Adiabatic cooling
12
What is the layer of the atmosphere that is farthest from the ground?
mesosphere
exosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
13
Which gas is most abundant (most of it) in Earth’s atmosphere?
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
oxygen
argon
14
How do scientists check the carbon dioxide amounts in the atmosphere from long ago?
they use a time machine and go back in time
they test tree rings
ice cores
test air samples from thousands of years ago
15
All these are things that nature does by itself to change climate, EXCEPT:
the tilt of the Earth changes
burn fossil fuels
the aphelion and perihelion change positions
volcanoes put ash and gas into the air
16
What is a cloud?
A place to find dank memes.
Ice crystals suspended in only the oxygen gas in the air.
Tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air
Steam.
17
Tiny water droplets in fog or stratus clouds =
mist
sleet
rain
snow
18
What type of cloud is this?
cirrocumulus
cirrus
cirrostratus
cumulonimbus
19
Multiple layered sleet made bigger by convection currents =
graupel
snow
sleet
hail
20
What is the first step in cloud formation?
The sun heats the humid air and it rises
Condensation of vapor to tiny droplets or ice crystals
Surface water evaporates
Adiabatic cooling
21
What type of cloud is this?
atomic bomb mushroom cloud
volcano cloud
cumulonimbus
altocumulus
22
What is this?
radiation
convection
dank meme
conduction
23
Weather systems on Earth are caused by circulating air due to
convection
conduction
dank memes
radiation
24
You touch the cement pavement on a summer night and it makes your hand warm due to
dank memes
conduction
convection
radiation
25
Ice crystals that stay frozen all the way from cloud to ground
hail
snow
mist
sleet
26
Fat fluffy snow crystal balls with rime layers on them
rime
graupel
hail
snow
27
Which one is NOT a part of hurricane formation?
Warm waters grow the storm, & Coriolis effect make it spin.
A storm starts in the Atlantic by Africa.
Trade winds carry the storm over warm waters.
Horizontal rotation of wind caused by wind sheer.
28
What type of cloud is this?
cumulus
altocumulus
cirrocumulus
mammatus
29
What type of cloud is this?
cumulus
rage cloud
come at me bruh cloud
dank meme cloud
30
Even though the Sun is 93,000,000 miles away from Earth, it still warms us up due to
dank memes
radiation
conduction
convection
31
What type of cloud is this?
cirrostratus
cirrus
cirrocumulus
cumulonimbus
32
Which gas is least abundant (less of it) in Earth’s atmosphere?
argon
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
33
What type of cloud is this?
volcano cloud
altocumulus
cumulonimbus
atomic bomb mushroom cloud
34
What type of cloud is this?
altostratus
nimbostratus
cirrocumulus
cumulus
35
What is NOT a piece of evidence that humans are affecting the climate?
ocean temperatures are slowly rising
more active volcanoes than before
higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air
temperatures across the globe are slowly rising
36
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from the ocean rushes in due to
radiation
conduction
convection
dank memes
37
All of these are parts of lightning formation, EXCEPT:
trade winds push storms across the Atlantic
the bottom of a cloud gets a negative charge
ice particles exchange charges in a cloud
stepped leader and streamer meet
38
What is the name of the temperature where water vapor condenses into larger water droplets?
wet bulb
dew point
relative humidity
humidity
39
What type of cloud is this?
atomic bomb mushroom cloud
volcano cloud
cumulonimbus
altocumulus
40
What type of cloud is this?
altostratus
cumulonimbus
stratus
nimbostratus
41
What type of cloud is this?
cumulonimbus
altocumulus
cirrostratus
cumulostratus
42
Which one below is NOT a part of tornado formation?
Wind sheer caused by perpendicular cold and warm air.
Rotated air turns vertical.
Warm ocean water and the Coriolis effect cause it to spin.
Warm air rises, and cold air sinks.
43
What type of cloud is this?
volcano cloud
altocumulus
atomic bomb mushroom cloud
cumulonimbus
44
When a cold air mass moves in to an area of warm air, it will normally
get lit
just stop moving and disappear
go under the warm air
go over the warm air
45
What type of front is sitting over the Rocky Mountains?
warm front
stationary front
cold front
occluded front
46
In which step does the cloud become visible? (you can see it)
Adiabatic cooling
The sun heats the humid air and it rises
Air is saturated by water vapor close to the surface
Condensation of vapor to tiny droplets or ice crystals
47
Liquid rain freezes to ice pellets which fall to the ground
snow
rime
sleet
graupel
48
What type of front is coming through Minnesota on this map?
occluded front
stationary front
warm front
cold front
49
What is the layer of the atmosphere that has the ozone layer in it?
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
50
The front over Minnesota is coming from which direction?
north east
south west
north west
south east
51
What is this a radar image of?
Tornado
Hurricane
Nor-easter
Gulf Stream
52
What type of cloud is this?
cirrocumulus
altocumulus
cumulus
mammatus
53
What is the layer of the atmosphere that has most of the clouds in it?
stratosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
54
What is the layer of the atmosphere that meteors burn up in?
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
55
What is the scientific definition of "Temperature"?
The amount of "LIT" this class is.
The measure of the hotness of something.
The average kinetic energy of the particles.
The density of convection radiation in a substance's volume.
56
What type of cloud is this?
cirrus
nacreous
lenticular
noctilucent
57
Which one is bigger, a tornado or a hurricane?
hurricane
tornado
58
What type of cloud is this?
lenticular
noctilucent
nacreous
cirrus
59
What type of front is coming through Illinois and Indiana?
warm front
occluded front
cold front
stationary front
60
What type of cloud is this?
stratocumulus
cirrocumulus
altocumulus
stratus
61
Super-cooled liquid rain freezes on contact with the ground
glaze
rime
snow
sleet
62
What type of cloud is this?
nacreous
cumulus
lenticular
nimbostratus
