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Midterm Review: 1 Of 10
Test Description: Midterm Review: 1 of 10
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1) Which list correctly matches each instrument with the weather variable it measures?
A
wind vane - wind speed: thermometer - temperature: precipitation gauge - relative humidity
B
wind vane - wind direction: thermometer - dewpoint: psychrometer -air pressure
C
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
D
barometer - relative humidity: anemometer - cloud cover: precipitation gauge - probability of precip
2) Students wish to study the effect of elevation above sea level on air temperature and air pressure. Which instruments should they use to collect their data?
A
thermometer and psychrometer
B
anemometer and psychrometer
C
anemometer and barometer
D
thermometer and barometer
3) Air pressure is usually highest when the air is
A
warm and dry
B
warm and humid
C
cold and humid
D
cold and dry
4) Earth\'s surface winds generally blow from regions of higher
A
air pressure toward regions of lower air pressure
B
air temperature toward regions of lower air temperature
C
latitudes toward regions of lower latitudes
D
elevations toward regions of lower elevations
5) What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 16 degrees C and the wet-bulb temperature is 14 degrees C?
A
80%
B
14%
C
13%
D
90%
6) When molecules of water evaporate into the air and replace the heavier molecules of oxygen and nitrogen, the density of the air generally
A
remains the same
B
decreases
C
not sure
D
increases
7) What is the dewpoint when the dry-bulb temperature is 10 degrees C and the wet-bulb depression is 3 degrees C?
A
4
B
13
C
65
D
15
8) Which ocean current transports warm water away from Earth's equatorial region?
A
Guinea Current
B
California Current
C
Falkland Current
D
Brazil Current
9) Large oceans moderate the climatic temperatures of surrounding coastal land areas because the temperature of ocean water changes
A
rapidly, due to water's high specific heat
B
slowly, due to water's low specific heat
C
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
D
rapidly, due to water's low specific heat
10) Which atmospheric conditions are necessary for condensation?
A
unsaturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
B
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
C
unsaturated air and dewpoint temperature much higher than air temperature
D
saturated air and dewpoint temperature much lower than air temperature
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