Meteorology Review

What kind of air do we need to make a hurricane?

• Cold and dry

• Warm and dry

• Warm and moist

• Cold and moist

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Where do hurricanes form on Earth?

• Near the poles and on land

• Near the poles and in the ocean

• Near the equator and in the ocean

• Near the equator and on land

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During what two seasons do we get most tornadoes?

• Spring and summer

• Fall and spring

• Summer and fall

• Winter and summer

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Which letter is which?

• A is land breeze and B is sea breeze

• A is sea breeze and B is land breeze

• Both A and B are land breezes

• Both A and B are global winds

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What type of heat transfer is it when the sun heats up the Earth from a distance?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

In science class, lab partners are designing an experiment that shows the important steps of the water cycle. For their experimental design, which of the following procedures could BEST be used to demonstrate the difference between condensation and evaporation?

• To show condensation, the lab partners must increase the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature.

• To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature

• To show condensation, the lab partners must decrease the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature.

• To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature.

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Select three stages of the water cycle that are necessary for it to rain.

• condensation 

  deposition 

  evaporation 

• precipitation 

  sublimation 

  transpiration

• deposition

  evaporation

  condensation

• condensation

  evaporation

  precipitation

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Which statement best describes how the Sun affects the process found at X?

• The Sun causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of condensation.

• The Sun causes water to dissolve into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of condensation.

• The Sun heats the air near Earth's surface. Condensation happens when water vapor condenses once it reaches the cooler air when rising. This process is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• The Sun causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of evaporation.

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Meteorologists often look at differences in air pressure when they are trying to predict the weather. Why do these differences occur? 

• The sun heats different places at different rates

• The Moon’s gravity has a different strength at different places

• Earth’s rotation makes different places move at different speeds

• Volcanoes add different amounts of heat and gas to the air in different places

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Which of the following is a contributing factor to the uneven warming of Earth’s surface?

• all surfaces warm at the same rates

• all surfaces retain energy the same

• the sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at different angles

• the sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at the same angles

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