Regents Earth Science - Weather 3 Exam Review

Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation?

• rising → expanding → cooling → condensation

• rising → contracting → warming → evaporation

• sinking → expanding → warming → condensation

• sinking → contracting → cooling → evaporation

Cloud formation is likely to occur in rising airbecause rising air

• expands and cools
• expands and warms
• contracts and warms
• contracts and cools

In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude?

• troposphere and stratosphere
• troposphere and mesosphere
• stratosphere and thermosphere
• mesosphere and thermosphere

What is the dewpoint when the air temperature is 28°C and the relative humidity is 47%?

• 8°C

• 16°C

• 13°C

• 19°C

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued on a warm summer afternoon. Which present weather symbol represents the dangerous solid form of precipitation that is commonly associated with some of these severe thunderstorms?

• snow
• sleet
• hail
• freezing rain

The barometric trend for the past three hours on a station model reads: +02\ This location has experienced a steady increase of

• 0.2 mb
• 0.002 mb
• 2.0 mb
• 0.02 mb

Which type of air mass would most likely form over the northern Pacific Ocean?

• mP
• cP
• mT
• cT

Which change in the heat energy content of water occurs when water changes phase from a liquid to a solid?

• gain of 334 Joules of heat energy per gram
• release of 334 Joules of heat energy per gram
• gain of 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram
• release of 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram

What is the primary source of energy for Earth’s weather systems?

• incoming solar radiation
• subtropical jet streams
• precipitation from clouds
• heat from Earth’s interior

As altitude increases in the troposphere and stratosphere, the air temperature

• decreases in the troposphere and increases in the stratosphere
• decreases in both the troposphere and stratosphere
• increases in the troposphere and decreases in the stratosphere
• increases in both the troposphere and stratosphere