Earth Space Unit 3 Midterm Test Question Preview (ID: 8398)


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What is humidity?
a) The actual number of grams of water vapor in one cubic meter of air
b) The percent of water vapor in the air compared to the amount it can hold at a certain temperature
c) dew point
d) difference between daily high and low temperatures

What is relative humidity?
a) The percent of water vapor in the air compared to the amount it can hold at a certain temperature
b) The actual number of grams of water vapor in one cubic meter of air
c) difference between daily high and low temperatures
d) dew point

What are the steps of the water cycle?
a) evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation
b) rain, snow, sleet, rain
c) respiration transpiration, perspiration
d) high, medium, low

Decribe accumulation/collection?
a) Water finds its way to a larger body of water
b) Water collected in a rain guage
c) Water evaporates before it reaches the earth
d) Collecting data to forecast weather

What is the Heat Index?
a) How hot it feels taking into consideration relative humidity and temperature
b) How cold it feels considering wind and temperature
c) How much water vapor air can hold at a certain tmperature
d) The actual amount of water vapor in the air at a certain temperature

Warm air can hold ____________ water vapor than cold air because it is ____________dense.
a) more, less
b) less,more
c) the same, the same
d) more, more

Precipitation includes:
a) rain, hail, sleet, and snow
b) wind, tornadoes, hurricanes
c) evaporation, condensation, collection
d) lightning, thunder, strong winds,

How are clouds formed?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) accumulation

What is transpiration?
a) Evaporation of water from leaves of plants
b) Condenstion of water vapor in the clouds
c) Water produced by respiration
d) Form of precipitation

Transpiration accounts for what percent of water vapor in the atmosphere?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 90%
d) 50%

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