Earth's Atmosphere & Weather Schoolnet EOG Practice Questions (STUDY ALL THE TIME)

B. the uneven heating between the land and water

When visiting the beach, Felicity observed that a breeze blew in from the ocean during the day and out toward the ocean at night. Which factor is most responsible for the direction of land and sea breezes in coastal regions?

D. The jet stream separates cold northern air from warm southern air.

A high-speed wind, called a jet stream, is moving from the west to the east across the United States. Which characteristic of this jet stream is most important in predicting weather patterns?

C. Oregon

According to this map, a cold front is moving through which state?

A. wind patterns

Air in the atmosphere is heated unevenly by the sun, causing

D. 4

At which location is rainfall most likely to occur?

D. What is the current local wind speed

For which question could this instrument best provide data?

C. circulation patterns of regional air masses

Going north from the equator, hot, moist climates are replaced by hot, dry climates. The boundary between these two climate types is determined by which factor?

B. solid ice crystals

High-altitude cirrus clouds are primarily formed from which substance?

B. cool ocean waters

Hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean lasts from June to November. Which factor makes an Atlantic hurricane less likely to form during the month of March?

C. heat and moisture

Hurricanes are large, powerful storms that form as they travel over warm ocean waters. What do oceans add to make hurricanes so strong?

A. discharge between rain clouds and Earth

In the United States, lightning occurs most often in Florida. Which of these is a cause of lightning?

D. Troposphere

In which layer of Earth's atmosphere does weather occur?

C Air pressure dropped.

Juan noticed that sunny skies suddenly became stormy. Which most likely happened when the weather changed in this way?

C. Hurricanes

Rising warm air leads to the formation of?

D. by showing many components that impact the weather

Some meteorologists use visual aids such as diagrams, maps, and charts when they present the weather to television viewers. How do different types of visual aids help the viewers understand complex weather phenomena?

C. fog

Water vapor sometimes condenses into stratus clouds that are in contact with the ground. What forms as a result of this process?

C. condensation.

The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere cools and becomes a liquid is called

B. rapid evaporation.

Two characteristics of the Nevada climate are low humidity and abundant sunshine. This combination of characteristics most likely results in

B. expand and rise.

When air is heated, it will most likely

B. precipitation generally occurs.

When cold air in the winter passes over large bodies of warm water, moisture is picked up. As the air rises rapidly over land,

A.Weather systems move from the west to the east in the United States.

When forecasting weather for the eastern United States, why do meteorologists typically look at the weather from the past few days on the west coast?

D. Weather fronts are formed when air masses with different temperatures meet.

Which best describes how fronts form?

D. cloud formations bringing precipitation

Which condition is associated with most warm fronts?

A. satellites

Which invention has done the most to help predict weather and warn people of approaching storms?

D. jet streams

Which of the following are narrow belts of strong winds found in the upper troposphere?

D. solar energy

Which of the following is the most likely cause of the high and low pressure systems?

C. Sunlight is more concentrated in some places on Earth than others.

Which of these best explains the cause of convection currents in Earth's atmosphere?

C. Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface

Which of these most likely causes winds to blow on Earth?

A. barometer

Which of these weather instruments is best used to predict a future change in local weather?

B. Cumulonimbus

Which type of cloud would produce hail?

B. 2

h location, on the map, are thunderstorms most likely to occur within the next 24 hours (tomorrow)?