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Chapter 12 - Weather II
Test Description: More Weather Questions
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1) The psychrometer is used to measure humidity. It does this by recording
A
the amount of water vapor in the air.
B
the changing pressure of the air.
C
the rate at which water flows through air.
D
the elevation of clouds in the atmosphere.
2) A weather vane is only used to show the direction that the wind is blowing. You would need to use an anemometer if you wanted to know the
A
wind elevation
B
wind speed
C
air temperature
D
air pressure
3) If a thermometer shows that it is below freezing, then a meteorologist might predict a snow storm if
A
the barometer shows a rise in the air pressure.
B
the barometer shows a drop in the air pressure.
C
the barometer shows that the air pressure is 0.
D
the barometer is unable to make an accurate reading of the air pressure.
4) Clouds form as warm air rises, expands, cools, and becomes saturated, and then ____ condense(s) into tiny drops, which collect.
A
snowflakes
B
smoke
C
water vapor
D
smog
5) Low, layered gray clouds that produce light precipitation are ____ clouds.
A
nimbus
B
cirrus
C
cumulus
D
stratus
6) A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
A
air mass
B
front
C
cloud
D
tornado
7) Which of the following best describes a cold front?
A
A warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occcurs.
B
None of the above
C
A warm air mass collides with and gradually rides over the top of a cold air mass.
D
A rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm air mass.
8) What type of weather is generally associated with a high pressure system?
A
cooler temperatures
B
high temperatures
C
clear and calm
D
cloudy and stormy
9) Which of the following best describes a hurricane?
A
a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
B
a boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature
C
a winter storm with winds at least 56 km/h and low visibility
D
a large, swirling low pressure system that forms over the warm Atlantic Ocean
10) Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
A
condensation
B
precipitation
C
transpiration
D
evaporation
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