Unit 6 Weather Review Quiz

This weather map helps to predict the location of storms by providing which type of information?

• Wind speed

• Air pressure

• Temperature

• Humidity

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Suppose you observe the weather conditions at a specific location over the course of two days. Knowing what you do about air pressure and using the data recorded on the station models, what changes in the weather were observed?

• The weather became warmer, skies cleared with lots of sunshine

• The skies became cloudier, the temperature warmed up, and there might be a rain storm

• The temperature became colder, and skies cleared

• The weather is cold and windy with possible fog

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After a sling psychrometer was slung through the air for a few minutes, the reading on both thermometers was the same. What conclusion can be drawn about the weather conditions?

• The air is dry and warm

• The weather is cold, windy, and dry with clear skies

• The weather is very uncomfortable with 100% humidity

• The thermometers should have different readings, the psychrometer is broken.

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Study this diagram that shows air masses affecting the United States. Choose all the characteristics of the mP air mass.

• Dry air

• Forms over land

• Moist air

• Forms over water

• Cold air

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Which town should expect rain in the near future?

• Town W

• Town X

• Town Y

• Town Z

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Choose all the correct answers.

What conditions are needed for the formation of clouds?

• Temperature above the dew point

• Temperature below the dew point

• Presence of particles of salt, ice, or dust in the troposphere

• Precipitation in the area

• Condensation of water vapor

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Tornadoes are associated with which type of clouds

• Cumulonimbus

• Altocumulus

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulus

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Which of the following is true about weather and climate?

• The terms can be used interchangeably

• Climate does not depend on weather

• Weather is not related to climate

• Climate is the average weather conditions

Examine the weather station model for Chicago. What does the large black circle mean, and what direction is the wind coming from?

• Clear sky, southeast

• Clear sky, northwest

• 100% cloud cover, southeast

• 100% cloud cover, northwest

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Which of the following correctly describes the jet stream?

• Wide bands of low speed winds found near the surface of the Earth

• Winds that flow toward the equator between 30 and 0 degrees latitude

• Narrow bands of high speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere

• Weak and variable winds with upward air movement near the equator

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