unit 5 test

Which wind speed was recorded in Detroit?

25 knots (correct answer, your response)

Which map best shows the most probable areas of precipitation associated with these weather systems

3 (correct answer, your response)

A parcel of air has a dry-bulb temperature of 18°C and a wet-bulb temperature of 10°C. What is the relative humidity?

33% (correct answer)

The air pressure at the center of this low is

986 mb (correct answer, your response

Which station has the highest air pressure?

A (correct answer)

Which air mass would be associated with dry, hot conditions?

A (correct answer, your response)

What produces the most damage during a tornado?

High wind speeds (correct answer, your response)

The lines on a weather map that connect points of equal pressure are called

Isobars (correct answer, your response)

If Jasmine was standing on top of Mt. Everest and Joseph was standing on Earth's surface, which of the following would be the MOST true?

Jasmine will face colder temperatures because she is at a higher altitude. (correct answer, your response)

During a warm front, what type of weather are you most likely to experience?

Light precipitation for a few days (correct answer)

Cold air is ______ and ________; warm air is _______ and ______.

More dense... sinks; less dense ... rises (correct answer, your response)

Which statement best describes the relationship between relative humidity and air temperature as shown by the graph?

Relative humidity decreases as air temperature increases. (correct answer, your response

In which level of the atmosphere will you find the ozone layer?

Stratosphere (correct answer, your response

What is a front?

The border where air masses meet. (correct answer, your response)

The numbered lines on the weather map connect locations with the same

air pressure (correct answer, your response)

Which type of air mass is associated with cold, dry atmospheric conditions?

cP (correct answer)

What is the significance of the Ozone layer?

it protects us from the sun's harmful UV rays (correct answer, your response)

is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature

relative humidity (correct answer, your response)

Weather along most fronts is usually cloudy with precipitation because the warm air along most fronts is usually-

rising and cooling, causing water vapor to condense (correct answer)

This weather symbol represents which type of front?

stationary (correct answer, your response

Which two layers of the atmosphere experience temperature INCREASES with altitude?

stratosphere & thermosphere (correct answer)

What is the first layer of atmosphere an astronaut passes through during reentry from space?

thermosphere (correct answer)

Which two layers of the atmosphere experience temperature DECREASES with altitude?

troposphere & mesosphere (correct answer, your response)

In which layer of the atmosphere, would a person experience the GREATEST air pressure?

troposphere (correct answer, your response

The diagram below shows four layers of Earth's atmosphere. Which of the following correctly labels the layers represented by A, B, C, and D (from Earth moving upward) in the correct sequence?

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere (correct answer, your response)

When two air masses meet, what is going to occur depending on air temperature?

warm air will move on top of cooler air (correct answer, your response)

What type of front occurs when warm air moves into an area where cooler air was?

warm front (correct answer, your response)

An air mass classified as cT usually forms over which type of Earth surface?

warm land (correct answer)

Which city has the lowest relative humidity?

Chicago (correct answer, your response)

Which type of front is shown at location 2?

Cold (correct answer, your response)

What is the main factor that leads to the formation of a hurricane?

Convection of moist air over a warm ocean (correct answer, your response)

A cold front just passed through Charlotte. What type of weather was experienced while the cold front was occurring?

Thunderstorms (correct answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the air mass labeled F

maritime Polar (correct answer)

Air masses are identified on the basis of temperature and ____________.

moisture content (correct answer)