Weather Test 2 Flashcards

Please circle the term that does not belong

1.  A)                    B) condensation    C) stratus              D) cumulus

2.  A) rain              B) snow                C) anemometer      D) sleet

3.  A) Coriolis         B) Jet stream       C) trade winds      D) sea breeze

4.  A) barometer    B) water                C) mercury           D) aneroid

5.  A) rain gauge   B) psychrometer    C) anemometer     D) wind vane

Please circle the correct answer.

6)   How does water vapor get into the atmosphere?

A) water                          C) condensation

B) evaporation                 D) precipitation

7)   Cumulonimbus clouds cause what type of weather?

          A) clear, nice                            C) windy

B) stormy, thunderstorms          D) air pressure

8)   The type of front formed when a mass of warm air replaces a mass of cold air is a (an)   

A) cold front                    C) occluded front

B) warm front                  D) stationary front

9)   Clouds that are very dark and produce thunderstorms are called

A) cirrus                         C) cumulonimbus

B) cumulus                     D) cirrostratus

10)        Which of the following is used to measure rainfall

A) anemometer                         C) barometer

B) ruler                                     D) rain gauge

11)        Dew happens because of

A) condensation                        C) precipitation

B) evaporation                          D) snow

12)        What type of air is at letter A?

A) cold air nice weather            C) Warm Air, rainy

B) Warm Air nice weather         D) none of the above

13)        What type of air is at letter B?

A) cold air nice weather            C) Warm Air, rainy

B) Warm Air nice weather         D) none of the above

14)        What symbol represents the warm Front?

A) Blue Triangles

B) Red Circles

C)Red L

D) Blue H   

15)  What symbol represents the Cold Front?

          A) Blue Triangles

B) Red Circles

C) Red L

D) Blue H   

Please use the pictures below to answer questions 16-18

16)  Which cloud above would produce nice, sunny weather?

A) a                       B) none                           C) c

17)  Which cloud above is called a cirrus cloud?

A) a                       B) b                       C) c

18) Which cloud above is called a stratus cloud?

A) a                       B) b                       C) c

19.  At 80°F, an air mass has 50g of water vapor.  If the air mass can hold 100g of water vapor what is the relative humidity?

            A)30%

            B)40%

            C)50%

            D)not enough info given to calculate.

20)  At 75°F, an air mass has 32g of water vapor.  It can hold 100g of water vapor.  What is the humidity?

            A) 64%

            B) 32%

            C) 64g

            D) 32g 

21) At 100.1% relative humidity, what process has to happen?

            A) Evaporation

            B) Condensation

            C) none of these

            D) Both A & B

Please answer true False to the following questions

22)_____A hurricane covers a larger area than a tornado

23)_____Snow is a type of precipitation.

24)_____Warmer air can hold more water than cooler air.

25)_____Cold air is denser than Warm air.

26) A scientist who studies the condition of the atmosphere is a(n)

A) astronomer                           C) geologist

B) botanist                                D) meteorologist

27) Humidity is measured with a(n)

A) thermometer                         C) anemometer

B) rain gauge                           D) psycrometer

28) What would you call  a cold front that overtakes a warm front (they are going in the same direction)?

          A)occluded front                       C)warm front

          B) Cold Front                            D) stationary front

29) When a cold front or warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a __________.

          A) occluded front                      C) warm front

          B) Cold Front                            D) stationary front

30. Air Masses have similar

A) Temperature                        C) Pressure

B) Moisture                               D) All the above

31. ____ wind vane

32. ____ Anemometer

33. ____barometer

34. ____ psychrometer

35. ____rain gauge

A)  measures rain fall

B)    measures wind speed

C)   measures wind direction

D)   measures air pressure

E)  measures relative humidity

Suppose that at 45°1 kilogram of air can hold 18 grams of water.  However, the air is only holding 6 grams of water.  What is my relative humidity?

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