Weather and Atmosphere Exam

A southeast wind comes from what direction?

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast

• southwest

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What instrument measures wind speed?

• wind vane

• rain gage

• barometer

• anemometer

The Coriolis Effect is caused by:

• gravity

• earth's rotation

• unequal heating of the atmosphere

• high-pressure and low pressure

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Which of the following global wind belts affects weather across the United

     States?

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easteriles

• doldrums

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What is the relationship between air density and temperature?

• As temperature increases density increases

• As temperature increases density decreases

• As temperature decreases density decreases

• Temperature does not affect air density

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What factors contribute to air pressure?

• cloud cover and precipitation

• temperature and elevation

• solar radiation and ozone levels

• humidity and wind speed

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Which of the following conditions cause land breezes to form?

• Drier air over land than water

• Drier air over want than land

• Warmer air over land than water

• 1. Warmer air over water than land

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What is wind?

• Heat in motion

• light in motion

• air in motion

• water in motion

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Jasmine breathed against the window pane and noticed that her breath made

a spot on it from the water vapor in her breath. Which stage of the water cycle

would this show?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• transporation

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Darci is hiking on a summer day. As the day heats up, many clouds begin to

     form in the sky that were not there before. Which explains why the amount of    

     clouds increased?

• condensation increased

• precipitation increased

• evaporation increased

• transpiration increased

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