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Review for Meteorology Test
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1
On a station model, dew point is located in the
Upper right
Lower right
Upper left
Lower left
2
This front forms when warm air is 'sandwiched' in between cold air and is forced to rise.
A cold front.
A warm front.
A stationary front.
An occluded front.
3
What instrument is used to measure relative humidity?
Sling psychrometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Barometer
4
What type of air mass would form over the Gulf of Mexico?
cT
cT
cA
mT
5
What symbol corresponds to snow?
Δ
*
,
.
6
What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Thermometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Sling Psychrometer
7
If the wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures are far apart, then....
the relative humidity is 50%
the relative humidity is high.
it is impossible to tell the humidity.
the relative humidity is low.
8
What is the relative humidity if the dry bulb is 10 and the wet bulb is 8?
13%
110%
6%
76%
9
In the Northern Hemisphere, high pressure systems rotate
Anticlockwise and away from the center
Clockwise and away from the center
Anticlockwise and towards the center
Clockwise and towards the center
10
What type of clouds are associated with cold fronts?
Nimbostratus
Cirrus
Altostratus
Cumulonimbus
11
On a station model, pressure is located in the...
Lower right
Lower left
Upper left
Upper right
12
How would 1016.0 mb appear on a station model?
101
016
1016.0
160
13
1023.0 mb is equal to
230 and 30.21 inches of Hg
102
230
30.21 inches of Hg
14
Precipitation will most likely occur if
Temperature = Dew Point
Dew Point > Temperature
Temperature > Dew Point
15
What air mass forms over the North Atlantic Ocean?
cA
cP
mT
mP
16
A pressure of 1012.6 would appear as ______ on a station model.
12.6
126
1012.6
012
17
Winds move from regions of
High temperature to low temperature
Low temperature to high temperature
High pressure to low pressure
Low pressure to high pressure
18
If the difference in pressure between two stations increases, then
the winds will increase.
the winds will reverse.
the winds will decrease.
nothing will happen.
19
What type of front occurs when cold air and warm air press against each other but don't move?
A cold front.
A stationary front.
An occluded front.
A warm front.
20
Out of code 127 is equal to
127.0 mb
1270.0 mb
1012.7 mb
912.7 mb
21
A temperature of 80°F is approximately
27°C
34°C
176°C
15°C
22
What is the instrument used to measure pressure?
barometer
thermometer
calipers
sling psychrometer
23
In the Southern Hemisphere, low pressure systems rotate
Clockwise and away from the cener
Anticlockwise and towards the center
Clockwise and towards the center
Anticlockwise and away from the center
24
What direction do high pressure systems rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
Anticlockwise and towards the center.
Clockwise and towards the center.
Anticlockwise and away from the center.
Clockwise and away from the center.
25
If a warm humid air mass moves over Cortland, then the pressure will
decrease
stay the same
increase
increase and then decrease
26
What is the dew point if the dry bulb is 15°C and the wet bulb is 9°C?
2.5 °C
7°C
4°C
-8°C
27
What is the dew point if the air temperature is 18°C and the wet bulb is 13°C
9
6
13
25
28
30.00 inches of Hg is equal to
1016 mb
030 mb
1010 mb
1030 mb
29
What direction do low pressure systems rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
Clockwise and towards the center.
Clockwise and away from the center.
Anticlockwise and towards the center.
Anticlockwise and away from the center.
30
Where is temperature listed on the station model?
Upper right
Lower right
Upper left
Lower left
31
Which combination would be most humid?
Wet Bulb= 12°C & Dry Bulb= 6°C
Wet Bulb= 30°C & Dry Bulb= 3°C
Wet Bulb= 24°C & Dry Bulb= 22°C
Wet bulb = 10°C & Dry Bulb= -4°C
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Clouds form along...
only warm and cold fronts
stationary fronts
all fronts
occluded fronts
