Meteorology Test
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- Q 1/36Score 0Look at the weather map. The front shown causes short periods of storms and heavy rains. What type of front is this?29Stationary FrontWarm FrontCold FrontOccluded Front
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- Q1Look at the weather map. The front shown causes short periods of storms and heavy rains. What type of front is this?Stationary FrontWarm FrontCold FrontOccluded Front30s
- Q2A storm that gets its energy from humid air at the oceans's surface is called acyclonethunderstormhurricanetornado30s
- Q3The temperature of inland regions tends to vary more widely than the temperature of coastal regions. This is becausepaved areas inland causes the temperature to fluctuate.the ocean holds more heat energy than land does.there is more wind in inland areas.there are fewer storms near the ocean.30s
- Q4A fast - flowing river of air that forms when two air masses of very different temperatures meet is called atrade windsjet streamsea breezeel Nino30s
- Q5The ability of water to hold more heat than land keeps the temperature on Earthvery highthe samevery lowmoderate30s
- Q6If left in the sun, which would increase in temperature FIRST?a white objecta brown objecta black objecta red object30s
- Q7The Sun is the source of _____________________ that warms the tropical waters to fuel _________________ in the Atlantic Ocean.energy, hurricaneslight, tornadoeswind, tsunamisheat, winds30s
- Q8Scientists say that conditions must be "just right" for a hurricane to start up. Which is the first step of "just right" in the development of a hurricane?Humid ocean air cools and condenses to form precipitation.Very warm ocean water evaporates into the atmosphere.Hot, dry wind blows from land across the ocean surface.Cool ocean water replaces warmer surface water.30s
- Q9On the coast, strong sea breezes move cool air into the land to replace warm, rising air. This often causescyclonesthunderstormstornadoeshurricanes30s
- Q10On Earth, the white colored paper represents areas that arecovered with snow and reflect sunlight.covered with water and reflect sunlight.heavily populated and use the sunlight.covered with concrete and absorb sunlight.30s
- Q11Land breezes and sea breezes are two types of local winds that form mostly becausewater releases heat energy faster than land.there is unequal heating of the Earth's surface.low pressure systems over water at the coast.wind moves faster over water than over land.30s
- Q12This cold river of air travels from the west to east in the northern hemisphere. In winter, it dips south helping to bring cooler air to most parts of the United States. This is the _________________ jet stream.subtropicalhadleypolarequatorial30s
- Q13The _____________________ blow from east to west, in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and move warm tropical air toward the equator.trade windspolar easterliesdoldrumswesterlies30s
- Q14Why are the coastal areas cooler during the day than inland areas?The sea absorbs the heat of the air over coastal areas.A cool breeze blows from the sea during the day.Coastal areas experience storms every other day.It rains during the day in coastal areas.30s
- Q15How would the global climate be different if more of Earth was covered by land than water?There would be no winds in the Northern Hemisphere.The climate would be more moderate than it is today.The climate would be more extreme than it is today.There would be no rainfall in the Northern Hemisphere.30s
