Question 1

Relative humidity is

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A)   the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the normal amount.
B)   the amount of moisture in the air relative to your own sensible feelings.
C)   the amount of water vapor in the air at a given temperature expressed as a percentage of the moisture capacity of the air.
D)   a basically unused concept when it comes to weather topics.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Continental polar air masses of cold, dry air are more developed during the $\underline {  \text { summer }  }$ over North America than in winter.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is true?

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A)   Lightning precedes thunder.
B)   Thunder is caused by rapid heating of the air.
C)   Thunder is caused by rapid expansion of the air.
D)   All of the above are true.
E)   A and B onlyF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Water vapor in the atmosphere is called

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A)   water.
B)   deposition.
C)   sublimation.
D)   humidity.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Stability refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain as it is or change its initial position by lifting or falling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is used to measure relative humidity?

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A)   wet and dry barometers
B)   a damp piece of paper
C)   instruments using human hair, or wet and dry bulb thermometersD) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is a middle-level cloud type?

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A)   cirrostratus
B)   stratocumulus
C)   cumulonimbus
D)   altostratusE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Earth is properly characterized as

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A)   the land planet.
B)   a small star.
C)   the water planet.
D)   lacking a hydrosphere.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Other than ice sheets and glaciers, the largest repository of fresh water is located in

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A)   lakes and saline seas.
B)   groundwater.
C)   soil moisture storage.
D)   rivers and streams.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Air that is not saturated will cool or heat at a rate of ________ as it rises or descends, respectively.

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A)   10C degrees per 1000 m (5.5F degrees per 1000 ft) 
B)   6C degrees per 1000 m (3.3F degrees per 1000 ft) 
C)   6.4C degrees per 1000 m (3.5F degrees per 1000 ft) D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 11

Strong and frequent Atlantic hurricanes

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A)   have not been a characteristic of the 1990s.
B)   are common during La Niña episodes.
C)   are common during El Niño episodes.
D)   cannot be predicted with any significant accuracy.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

The largest portion of   fresh ‾\underline {  	ext { fresh }  } fresh ​  water today is located in

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A)   clouds.
B)   groundwater resources.
C)   ice caps and glaciers.
D)   the major rivers and lakes of the world. E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

In order to melt   two ‾\underline { 	ext { two }  } two ​  grams of ice, how many calories of heat energy must be added to the ice during its phase change? (specific heat of water = 1 cal/gm; heat of fusion = 85 cal/gm) 
(heat of vaporization = 585 cal/gm; heat of sublimation = 670 cal/gm)

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A)   2
B)   170
C)   172
D)   1170
E)   1340 F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

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A)   abruptly lifted warmer air - cold front
B)   drizzly precipitation - warm front
C)   cold front - clear cold air and high clouds as the front approaches
D)   hard rain and possible lightning - cold front
E)   squall line - turbulent, changing wind patterns slightly ahead of a cold frontF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following would result in the modification of the air mass?

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A)   A mT air mass moving across Texas.
B)   A cP air mass moving across the Great Lakes.
C)   A cT air mass moving across the Gulf of Mexico.
D)   An cA air mass moving across the Gulf of Alaska.
E)   all of the aboveF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following are correctly matched?

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A)   flat or layered clouds - cumulus
B)   puffy or globular clouds - cirroform
C)   puffy or globular clouds - cumuliform
D)   wispy clouds - water dropletsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The capacity of the air to hold water vapor is basically a function of

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A)   the temperature of both the water vapor and the air.
B)   the water vapor content.
C)   freezing temperature.
D)   latent heat.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The wet adiabatic rate is ________ than the dry adiabatic rate because ________.

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A)   greater; condensation heats the air
B)   greater; condensation cools the air
C)   less; condensation heats the air
D)   less; condensation cools the airE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Orographic precipitation is limited in a real extent, yet it produces the world's highest precipitation amounts and averages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most of the precipitation and evaporation on Earth takes place over the

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A)   land masses.
B)   oceans.
C)   poles of the planet.
D)   ice caps and glaciers combined.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 5: Atmospheric Water and Weather

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

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Which of the following is used to measure relative humidity?

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Orographic precipitation is limited in a real extent, yet it produces the world's highest precipitation amounts and averages.

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Which of the following would result in the modification of the air mass?

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Stability refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain as it is or change its initial position by lifting or falling.

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Water vapor in the atmosphere is called

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The wet adiabatic rate is ________ than the dry adiabatic rate because ________.

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Other than ice sheets and glaciers, the largest repository of fresh water is located in

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The capacity of the air to hold water vapor is basically a function of

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Earth is properly characterized as

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Which of the following is a middle-level cloud type?

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Which of the following are correctly matched?

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Continental polar air masses of cold, dry air are more developed during the summer ‾\underline { \text { summer } } summer ​ over North America than in winter.

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Air that is not saturated will cool or heat at a rate of ________ as it rises or descends, respectively.

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The largest portion of fresh ‾\underline { \text { fresh } } fresh ​ water today is located in

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In order to melt two ‾\underline { \text { two } } two ​ grams of ice, how many calories of heat energy must be added to the ice during its phase change? (specific heat of water = 1 cal/gm; heat of fusion = 85 cal/gm) (heat of vaporization = 585 cal/gm; heat of sublimation = 670 cal/gm)

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Which of the following is true?

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Relative humidity is

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Strong and frequent Atlantic hurricanes

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Most of the precipitation and evaporation on Earth takes place over the

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Continental polar air masses of cold, dry air are more developed during the $\underline { \text { summer } }$ over North America than in winter.

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The largest portion of $\underline { \text { fresh } }$ water today is located in

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In order to melt $\underline { \text { two } }$ grams of ice, how many calories of heat energy must be added to the ice during its phase change? (specific heat of water = 1 cal/gm; heat of fusion = 85 cal/gm) (heat of vaporization = 585 cal/gm; heat of sublimation = 670 cal/gm)

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