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Find the dew point when the Dry bulb is 26 〫 C and the Wet bulb is 15〫 C
15〫 C
6〫 C
11 C
10〫 C
2
What temperature does water freeze at?
32 〫 C
32 〫 F
0 〫 C
100 〫 C
3
What type of front is pictured below?
stationary front
warm front
occluded front
cold front
4
Which letter is freezing and melting point?
c
d
b
a
5
What is the relationship between altitude and air pressure?
it's a indirect relationship
the is no relationship
it's a direct relationship
it depends on the location
6
What is a line that connects point of equal air pressure called?
isobar
dew point
isogradient
isoterm
7
What is another term for dry bulb temperature?
dew point temperature
the difference between the dry bulb and wet bulb
wet bulb temperature
air temperature
8
What is the wind direction and wind speed?
NE @ 30 knots
SW @ 25 knots
NE @ 25 knots
SW @ 30 knots
9
What type of air mass would you find forming in the Northern Pacific Ocean?
mP
mT
cP
cT
10
What type of front is associated with storms?
a occluded front
a cold front
a stationary front
a warm front
11
What type of front is 2?
occluded
warm
stationary
cold
12
What is the following symbol represent?
tornado
high winds
hurricane
hail
13
Which letter is condensation and boiling point?
d
b
a
c
14
High pressure system
is converging air that sinks
diverging air that sinks
converging air that rises
diverging air that rises
15
What is dew point temperature?
when vaporization occurs
when frost occurs
when boiling occurs
when Relative humidity is 100% & condensation occurs
16
What type of weather does a cP air mass bring?
Cold and wet
Cold and dry
Warm and wet
Warm and dry
17
Which way to winds blow?
Winds blow from warm to cold
Winds blow from cold to warm
Winds blow from low to high pressure
winds blow from high to low pressure
18
What type of weather does a mT airmass bring?
Warm and dry
Warm and wet
Cold and wet
Cold and dry
19
At what latitudes will you find high pressure?
90 〫 N and S
0〫
30〫 N and S
60 〫 N and S
20
What are the chances of precipitation?
Getting Higher
High
Not good
Its already happening
21
Convert the air pressure 29.06 inches of mercury to millibars
1000 mb
1002 mb
1003 mb
1002.5 mb
22
What is the relative humidity when its precipitating outside?
50 %
100 %
75 %
0 %
23
What is the following a picture of?
land breeze
low tide
sea breeze
high tide
24
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of a thunderstorm?
downdrafts are created by falling precipitation
updrafts keep the rain from forming
As the cloud rises it spreads in an anvil shape
warm air rises, cools
25
What is the wind direction for the weather station model below?
SE
E
NW
S
26
Which statement about water is false?
as a solid is less dense than a liquid
does not follow the kinetic molecular model
ice is more dense than water (liquid)
vapor is the gasous state
27
Why do the winds and the ocean curve?
The Earth's revolution
Who said the winds and oceans curve
The Coriolis Effect
The Earth's rotation
28
What is the instrument that measures air speed?
thermometer
anemometer
calorimeter
barometer
29
What is the dew point of this location?
46〫 C
45〫 F
45〫 C
46〫 F
30
What type of front is pictured?
occluded front
cold front
warm front
stationary fornt
31
What is the barometric pressure for the location below?
1006.0 mb
900.6 in
900.6 mb
1000.6 mb
32
What is a front?
where it is windy
the area int he middle of an airmass
the back edge of an airmass
the boundary between two different airmasses
33
What type of pressure system is associated clear, cool weather?
windy conditions
High pressure
Medium pressure
Low pressure
34
Convert 100〫 C to 〫 Fahrenheit
32〫 F
0〫 F
212〫 C
212〫 F
35
What heats up more quickly?
land
water
ice
water vapor
36
Hurricanes
the eye is calm and has high pressure
rotate according to Coriolis spin
all of these are correct
form over warm equatorial oceans
37
What type of cloud is this?
cumulonimbus
shield
mammatus
wall
38
What happens to temperature of the air in the troposphere as altitude increases?
temperature decreases
temperature stays the same
temperature increases and then decreases
temperature increases
39
Where can you find the most water vapor in the atmosphere?
at the top of the troposphere
in the stratosphere
at sea level
in the mesosphere
40
As temperature increases, air pressure
first increases, then decreases
remains the same
increases
decreases
41
Water is the most dense at this temperature.
4〫 C
-4〫 C
0〫 C
3〫 C
42
Where would a CT air mass form?
Central Mexico
Central US
Central Canada
Southern Atlantic
43
What happens to the relative humidity as the temperature rises?
The RH increases
The RH decreases
The RH stays the same
It depends where you are
44
The lower the pressure the........
the faster the wind
sunnier it will be
better chance of a day off from school
bigger the storm
45
What type of front is #3?
cold
occluded
stationary
warm
46
If the dry bulb is 16〫 C and the wet bulb is 9〫 C, what is the relative humidity?
37%
50%
1%
25%
47
Which direction is heat released on this chart?
to the left
depends upon what is happening
all are correct
to the right
