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Which of the following is not used to prevent flooding?
a) dams
b) levees
c) sandbags
d) irrigation systems
WHich of the following is known as a long period of low precipitation?
a) flood
b) global warming
c) greenhouse effect
d) drought
Which of the following is not a type of precipitation?
a) fog
b) hail
c) drizzle
d) sleet
What is the dew point?
a) the temperature at which condensation begins
b) the temperature at which frost turns to dew
c) the temperature present in a cloud
d) the temperature present when a storm begins
Which type of cloud often indicates that a storm is on the way?
a) Cirrus
b) Cirrocumulus
c) nimbostratus
d) stratus
Which two conditions are required for cloud formation?
a) High humidity and warm temperatures
b) High humiditiy and cool temperatures
c) Warm temperatures and the presence of particles
d) cool temperatures and the presence of particles
Which of the following is the part of the water cycle where clouds form?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) sublimation
Which of the following is the part of the water cycle where water changes from a liquid to a gas?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) sublimation
Which of the following is the part of the water cycle, where water returns to the Earth, usually in the form of rain or snow?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) sublimation
Which of the following occurs over a small area
a) Polar Easterlies
b) The Coriolis Effect
c) Horse Latitudes
d) Sea Breezes
Which of the folloing is a calm area on Earth's surface where warm air rises?
a) Polar Easterlies
b) Doldrums
c) Trade Winds
d) Prevailing Westerlies
What is the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface called?
a) the Coriolis Effect
b) wind chill
c) wind
d) air pressure
In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to do which of the following?
a) Curve counterclockwise
b) Curve clockwise
c) Reverse direction
d) Sink
What is the Gulf Stream?
a) A surface current
b) A deep current
c) A river
d) A climate event
When a vast sheet of warm water moves east toward the coast of South America, which of the following occurs?
a) La Nina
b) El Nino
c) Climate changes
d) Seasons change
Which type of weather technology often carries cameras that can make images of Earth's surface, clouds, storms and snow cover?
a) weather balloon
b) weather satellite
c) computer
d) automated weather station.
On a weather map, what do half-circles along a curved line show?
a) light rain
b) the direction a warm front is moving
c) high pressure
d) the direction a cold front is moving
On a weather map, what does a line marked with half-circles pointing to one side and triangle pointing ot the other show?
a) mixed rain and snow
b) a cold front
c) a stationary front
d) an occluded front
Earth's climate has not been affected by the angle of Earth's axis and the shape of EArth's ellipitical orbit around the sun.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Scientists have concluded that there have been about five ice ages on Earth during the last two milling years, the last ending about 10,000 years ago.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
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