2-6-1 Describing Weather
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- Q1
1: Weather is the long-term average of atmospheric patterns of an area.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q2
1: All clouds are at the same altitude within the atmosphere.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q3
1: Which is not a standard weather variable?
air pressure
moon phase
temperature
wind speed
120s - Q4
1: Which type of precipitation is represented in the diagram?
sleet
rain
hail
snow
120s - Q5
1: Clouds form when water changes from...
solid to gas
gas to liquid
liquid to gas
solid to liquid
120s - Q6
1: Which type of precipitation reaches Earth's surface as a liquid?
hail
snow
sleet
rain
120s - Q7
1: Which describes cirrus clouds?
wispy, at high altitudes
heaped or piled up
fluffy, at middle altitudes
flat, white, and layered
120s - Q8
1: Which instrument measures wind speed?
barometer
psychrometer
thermometer
anemometer
120s - Q9
1: Which measures the average kinetic energy of air molecules?
temperature
wind speed
air pressure
humidity
120s - Q10
1: What causes air to reach its dew point?
dropping temperatures
decreasing air currents
decreasing humidity
dropping air pressure
120s - Q11
1: Which best expresses moisture saturation?
weather front
relative humidity
wind direction
barometric pressure
120s - Q12
1: What happens to maximum moisture content when air temperatures increase from 15°C to 30°C?
increases from 1 to 2 g/m³
increases from 2 to 3 g/m³
increases from 1 to 3 g/m³
increases from 2 to 4 g/m³
120s - Q13
1: Which provides energy for the water cycle?
Earth's core
the sun
ocean currents
air currents
120s - Q14
When hail falls during the summer, what is the most likely cause?
Strong updrafts within the clouds lift ice crystals until they are too heavy to remain aloft.
Sudden severe change in the global climate can cause hail in the summer.
The area where it falls is near the arctic circle.
High air pressure prevents ice from melting into rain.
120s - Q15
What conclusion can be drawn about air molecules from the figure?
The mass of air molecules makes them slowly rise to the top of the atmosphere.
Air pressure stays constant, even though the number of molecules decreases with increasing attitude
The metric system is more accurate for measurements in meteorology.
Air pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
120s
