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General Science Review 9.3
Test Description: Predicting the weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) which of the following is incorrect regarding a red sky?
A
red clouds in the evening means that the clouds are moving west to east
B
none of the choices
C
When the sun rises in the east it makes clouds in the west red.
D
rising or setting sun turns clouds red
2) what do you call scientists that study the causes of weather and try to predict it?
A
weathermen
B
botanists
C
meteorologists
D
weatherologists
3) which weather tool carry instruments high into the troposphere and lower stratosphere?
A
computer forecasts
B
weather satellites
C
weather balloons
D
automated weather stations
4) which weather tool is located in Earth's exosphere?
A
computer forecasts
B
weather balloons
C
automated weather stations
D
weather satellites
5) what data is common between weather balloons, weather satellites and automated weather stations?
A
air pressure, wind speed, and wind direction
B
humidity, air pressure, and temperature
C
temperature, air pressure, and solar winds
D
humidity, rainfall, and temperature
6) what is a difference between weather service maps and newspaper weather maps?
A
weather service maps have isotherms or isobars
B
newspaper service maps have isotherms or isobars
C
weather service maps only show fronts, precipitation, air pressure, and temperature
D
2 of the choices
7) A small change in the weather today can mean a larger change in the weather later is known as the
A
weather change effect
B
butterfly effect
C
coriolis effect
D
wind chill factor
8) a cold front is represented by
A
half-circles pointing in the direction the front is coming from
B
triangles pointing in the direction the front is moving
C
half-circles pointing in the direction the front is moving
D
triangles pointing in the direction the front is coming from
9) How is cloud cover depicted on weather maps?
A
a half-circle
B
a triangle
C
a square
D
a circle
10) what is an isobar?
A
lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal pressure
B
lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal temperature
C
lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal humidity
D
lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal elevation
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