Atmosphere and Weather Review

What is the relationship between air pressure and altitude?

• As air pressure increases, altitude increases

• As air pressure increases, altitude decreases

• As air pressure decreases, altitude decreases

• Air pressure and altitude do not have a relationship

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow

• air

• clouds

• vapor

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When liquid water changes into gas called water vapor this called

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipatation

• runoff

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Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Left

• Up

• Down

• Right

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Objects in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Left

• Up

• Down

• Right

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In the troposphere, the temperature _____ as altitude increases.

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Goes up and down

What measure wind speed using cups that rotate when the wind blows?

• Barometer

• Windsock

• Anemometer

• Weathervane

The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it

• Air mass

• Weather

• Air Pressure

• Climate

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The amount of water vapor in the air

• Humidity

• Weather Map

• Front

• Climate

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The place where one air mass meets with another air mass

• Barometer

• Front

• Weather

• Troposphere

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