Review for Chapter 37

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Review for Chapter 37 38

• Mrs. Senger

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The Earths oceans likely evolved

• From the condensation of water vapor in the
  hyrogen-oxygen rich atm
• With the accumulation of rainfall
• From the condensation of water vapor from
  volcanic eruptions
• As the Earth cooled

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The Earths oceans likely evolved

• From the condensation of water vapor in the
  hyrogen-oxygen rich atm
• With the accumulation of rainfall
• From the condensation of water vapor from
  volcanic eruptions
• As the Earth cooled

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The earths earliest atm was lacking in

• Carbon dioxide
• Photosynthesis
• Free oxygen
• Hydrogen

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The earths earliest atm was lacking in

• Carbon dioxide
• Photosynthesis
• Free oxygen
• Hydrogen

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The process of photosynthesis is important
because photosynthesis

• Allows plants to grow to larger size
• Is an energy source that drives the metabolic
  process
• Converts carbon dioxide and water to hydrogen
  free oxygen
• All of these

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The process of photosynthesis is important
because photosynthesis

• Allows plants to grow to larger size
• Is an energy source that drives the metabolic
  process
• Converts carbon dioxide and water to hydrogen
  free oxygen
• All of these

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The atm is divided into several layers. The
troposphere is the

• The atmosphere's 3rd layer and the thickest layer
• Lowest layer and the thickest layer, where
  earths weather occurs
• Lowest layer and the thinnest, where the earths
  weather occurs
• None of these

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The atm is divided into several layers. The
troposphere is the

• The atmosphere's 3rd layer and the thickest layer
• Lowest layer and the thickest layer, where
  earths weather occurs
• Lowest layer and the thinnest, where the earths
  weather occurs
• None of these

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The ozone layer is a region within the

• Ionosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere

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The ozone layer is a region within the

• Ionosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere

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The layers of the earths atm, from top to
bottom, are the

• Troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer,
  mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere and
  exosphere
• Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere,
  stratosphere, and troposphere
• Exosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere,
  ozonosphere, stratosphere and troposphere
• Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,
  thermosphere and exosphere

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The layers of the earths atm, from top to
bottom, are the

• Troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer,
  mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere and
  exosphere
• Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere,
  stratosphere, and troposphere
• Exosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere,
  ozonosphere, stratosphere and troposphere
• Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,
  thermosphere and exosphere

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The temperature in the thermosphere reaches a
whooping 2000 degrees C. This extreme temperature
has very little significance because

• The thermosphere is very far from the Earths
  surface
• There are not enough air molecules atoms
  colliding with one another to generate heat
  energy
• There is very little ozone in the air to absorb
  the solar radiation
• Few atoms and air molecules in this region move
  slowly enough to absorb much solar radiation

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The temperature in the thermosphere reaches a
whooping 2000 degrees C. This extreme temperature
has very little significance because

• The thermosphere is very far from the Earths
  surface
• There are not enough air molecules atoms
  colliding with one another to generate heat
  energy
• There is very little ozone in the air to absorb
  the solar radiation
• Few atoms and air molecules in this region move
  slowly enough to absorb much solar radiation

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The ionosphere

• Is produced by the action of solar radiation and
  atmospheric atoms
• Reflects solar ultraviolet atmospheric atoms
• Consist of ozone ions
• Occurs at roughly the same altitude as high clouds

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The ionosphere

• Is produced by the action of solar radiation and
  atmospheric atoms
• Reflects solar ultraviolet atmospheric atoms
• Consist of ozone ions
• Occurs at roughly the same altitude as high clouds

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The tilt of the earths axis greatly affects the

• Change of the earths seasons
• Intensity of sunlight that reaches the earths
  surface
• Hours of daylight
• All of these

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The tilt of the earths axis greatly affects the

• Change of the earths seasons
• Intensity of sunlight that reaches the earths
  surface
• Hours of daylight
• All of these

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The angle of the suns rays striking the earths
surface greatly affects the

• Earths seasons
• Intensity of solar energy received at the earths
  surface
• Equatorial and polar regions
• All of these

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The angle of the suns rays striking the earths
surface greatly affects the

• Earths seasons
• Intensity of solar energy received at the earths
  surface
• Equatorial and polar regions
• All of these

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The lower atmosphere is directly warmed

• By the absorption of terrestrial radiation
• From the weight of the atmosphere above
• By the emission of terrestrial radiation
• By incoming solar radiation

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The lower atmosphere is directly warmed

• By the absorption of terrestrial radiation
• From the weight of the atmosphere above
• By the emission of terrestrial radiation
• By incoming solar radiation

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At the end of December, all the Southern
Hemisphere is in

• Summer
• Winter
• Darkness
• Light

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At the end of December, all the Southern
Hemisphere is in

• Summer
• Winter
• Darkness
• Light

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Almost all of the earths supply of energy come
from

• The Sun
• Carbon dioxide
• The earths interior
• The oceans

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Almost all of the earths supply of energy come
from

• The Sun
• Carbon dioxide
• The earths interior
• The oceans

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Air near the equator averages higher temperatures
than air near the poles because

• The oceans near the equator are warmer than those
  near the poles
• Polar air is cooled by ice and snow on the ground
• Infrared radiation is absorbed more readily in
  equatorial air due to increased levels of carbon
  dioxide and water vapor
• Sunlight falls in more vertical position at the
  equator than near the poles

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Air near the equator averages higher temperatures
than air near the poles because

• The oceans near the equator are warmer than those
  near the poles
• Polar air is cooled by ice and snow on the ground
• Infrared radiation is absorbed more readily in
  equatorial air due to increased levels of carbon
  dioxide and water vapor
• Sunlight falls in more vertical position at the
  equator than near the poles

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Wind is generated in response to

• Pressure differences
• Temperature differences
• The unequal heating of the earths surface
• All of these

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Wind is generated in response to

• Pressure differences
• Temperature differences
• The unequal heating of the earths surface
• All of these

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The Coriolis effect greatly affects the path of
air circulation, and it is the result of

• The tilt of the earth
• The earths rotation
• Global winds
• All of these

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If a volume of air is warmed, it expands. After
it expands the volume of air expands because it

• Cools
• Warms
• Neither cools or warms
• Does both

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If a volume of air is warmed, it expands. After
it expands the volume of air expands because it

• Cools
• Warms
• Neither cools or warms
• Does both

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The wind blows in response to

• Pressure differences
• The earths rotation
• Temperature differences
• Pressure and temperature differences

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The wind blows in response to

• Pressure differences
• The earths rotation
• Temperature differences
• Pressure and temperature differences

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Fresh water leaves the ocean by

• Precipitation, evaporation and runoff
• Condensation
• Evaporation, sublimation and freezing
• Evaporation and formation of ice

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Fresh water leaves the ocean by

• Precipitation, evaporation and runoff
• Condensation
• Evaporation, sublimation and freezing
• Evaporation and formation of ice

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When precipitation at the ocean surface exceeds
evaporation, the salinity of seawater

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same
• Not enough info

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When precipitation at the ocean surface exceeds
evaporation, the salinity of seawater

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same
• Not enough info

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The two most abundant elements that make up the
salinity of seawater are

• Sodium and potassium
• Chlorine and sulfur
• Chlorine and sodium
• Calcium and sulfur

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The two most abundant elements that make up the
salinity of seawater are

• Sodium and potassium
• Chlorine and sulfur
• Chlorine and sodium
• Calcium and sulfur

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Most surface ocean currents are due to

• River flow into the oceans
• Melting polar glaciers
• Density differences in vertical profile of the
  oceans
• Winds

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Most surface ocean currents are due to

• River flow into the oceans
• Melting polar glaciers
• Density differences in vertical profile of the
  oceans
• Winds

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Because the Coriolis effect, a wind in the
Northern Hemisphere is deflected

• Upward
• Downward
• Toward the right
• Toward the left

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Because the Coriolis effect, a wind in the
Northern Hemisphere is deflected

• Upward
• Downward
• Toward the right
• Toward the left

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Air currents are sensitive to changes in pressure
and temperature. In general, air moves from
regions of

• Low pressure to regions of high pressure
• High temperatures and low pressure to regions of
  low temperature and high pressure
• Low temperature and high pressure to regions of
  high temperature and low pressure
• High pressure to regions of low pressure

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Air currents are sensitive to changes in pressure
and temperature. In general, air moves from
regions of

• Low pressure to regions of high pressure
• High temperatures and low pressure to regions of
  low temperature and high pressure
• Low temperature and high pressure to regions of
  high temperature and low pressure
• High pressure to regions of low pressure

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The ocean has many layers amongst itself. The
layers form due to differences in

• Salinity
• Temperature
• Both
• neither

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The ocean has many layers amongst itself. The
layers form due to differences in

• Salinity
• Temperature
• Both
• neither

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What is the driving force of energy in the
planets hydrologic cycle?

• Solar energy
• Wind
• Precipitation of water over the oceans
• The balance of precipitation and evaporation

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What is the driving force of energy in the
planets hydrologic cycle?

• Solar energy
• Wind
• Precipitation of water over the oceans
• The balance of precipitation and evaporation

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The Coriolis effect greatly affects the path of
circulation, and is the result of what?

• The Earths rotation
• The tilt of the earth
• Global winds
• Wind changes

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The Coriolis effect greatly affects the path of
circulation, and is the result of what?

• The Earths rotation
• The tilt of the earth
• Global winds
• Wind changes

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The changing of a substance from a liquid into a
vapor or gas is called

• Dew point
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Saturation point

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The changing of a substance from a liquid into a
vapor or gas is called

• Dew point
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Saturation point

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The changing of a vapor into a liquid is called

• Saturation point
• Dew point
• Evaporation
• Condensation

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The changing of a vapor into a liquid is called

• Saturation point
• Dew point
• Evaporation
• Condensation

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The amount of water vapor the air can hold
depends on the air temperature. At higher
temperatures the air

• Is saturated
• Holds water at dew point
• Holds less water
• Can hold more water

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The amount of water vapor the air can hold
depends on the air temperature. At higher
temperatures the air

• Is saturated
• Holds water at dew point
• Holds less water
• Can hold more water

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The temperature to which air must be cooled for
saturation to occur is called

• Relative humidity
• Dew point
• Precipitation
• Condensation point

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The temperature to which air must be cooled for
saturation to occur is called

• Relative humidity
• Dew point
• Precipitation
• Condensation point

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The limit at which the air contains as much
moisture as it can hold for a given temperature
is called

• Dew point
• Saturation
• Evaporation point
• Sublimation point

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The limit at which the air contains as much
moisture as it can hold for a given temperature
is called

• Dew point
• Saturation
• Evaporation point
• Sublimation point

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We feel uncomfortably warm on a muggy day because
water molecules are

• Jostling about
• Preventing evaporation from our body
• Condensing on our skin
• Evaporating from out body

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We feel uncomfortably warm on a muggy day because
water molecules are

• Jostling about
• Preventing evaporation from our body
• Condensing on our skin
• Evaporating from out body

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Evaporation of rain drops in the atmosphere

• Is greatest above the polar ice caps
• Does not happen rain always reaches the earth
• Cools the air
• Warms the air

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Evaporation of rain drops in the atmosphere

• Is greatest above the polar ice caps
• Does not happen rain always reaches the earth
• Cools the air
• Warms the air

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As air temperature decreases, relative humidity

• Stays the same
• Drops
• Decreases
• Increases

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As air temperature decreases, relative humidity

• Stays the same
• Drops
• Decreases
• Increases

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As air rises, it

• Compresses and cools
• Compresses and warms
• Expands and cools
• Expands and warms

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As air rises, it

• Compresses and cools
• Compresses and warms
• Expands and cools
• Expands and warms

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We are warmed by condensation because water
molecules in the air that strike our bodies

• Gain kinetic energy as they change state
• Transfer kinetic energy to us
• Form an insulating layer on our bodies
• None of these

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We are warmed by condensation because water
molecules in the air that strike our bodies

• Gain kinetic energy as they change state
• Transfer kinetic energy to us
• Form an insulating layer on our bodies
• None of these

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Warm air rises and cools as it expands. Warm air
will continue to rise as long as it is

• Snowing
• Warmer and more dense than the air above
• Warmer and less dense than the surrounding air
• Denser than the surrounding air

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Warm air rises and cools as it expands. Warm air
will continue to rise as long as it is

• Snowing
• Warmer and more dense than the air above
• Warmer and less dense than the surrounding air
• Denser than the surrounding air

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An air parcel expands and cools, or compresses
and warms, with no interchange of heat with its
surroundings, the situation is called

• An adiabatic process
• Temperature equilibrium
• Lapse rate
• Stable equilibrium

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An air parcel expands and cools, or compresses
and warms, with no interchange of heat with its
surroundings, the situation is called

• An adiabatic process
• Temperature equilibrium
• Lapse rate
• Stable equilibrium

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When a volume of air is compressed, its
temperature

• Decreases
• Increases
• Both
• None of these

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When a volume of air is compressed, its
temperature

• Decreases
• Increases
• Both
• None of these

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A drop in pressure is an indication of

• Sunny skies and clear weather
• Adiabetic warming
• Cloudy weather
• None of these

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A drop in pressure is an indication of

• Sunny skies and clear weather
• Adiabetic warming
• Cloudy weather
• None of these

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A rise in pressure indicates

• Adiabatic warming
• Cloudy weather
• Sunny skies and clear weather
• None of these

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A rise in pressure indicates

• Adiabatic warming
• Cloudy weather
• Sunny skies and clear weather
• None of these

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Clouds occur when moist air is cooled by

• Compression when it rises
• Expansion when it rises
• Expansion when it falls
• Compression when it falls

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Clouds occur when moist air is cooled by

• Compression when it rises
• Expansion when it rises
• Expansion when it falls
• Compression when it falls

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Warm humid air is characteristic of a

• Continental polar air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Maritime tropical air mass
• Continental tropical air mass

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Warm humid air is characteristic of a

• Continental polar air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Maritime tropical air mass
• Continental tropical air mass

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When an air mass is pushed upward over an
obstacle, it undergoes

• Orographical lifting
• Convectional lifting
• Adiabatic lifting
• Frontal lifting

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When an air mass is pushed upward over an
obstacle, it undergoes

• Orographical lifting
• Convectional lifting
• Adiabatic lifting
• Frontal lifting

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An air mass with circulatory motion is called

• Frontal
• Adiabatic
• Orographic
• Convectional

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An air mass with circulatory motion is called

• Frontal
• Adiabatic
• Orographic
• Convectional

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Atmspheric lifting resulting from the convergence
of 2 different air masses is called

• Orographic lifting
• Convectional lifting
• Frontal lifting
• Adiabatic lifting

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Atmspheric lifting resulting from the convergence
of 2 different air masses is called

• Orographic lifting
• Convectional lifting
• Frontal lifting
• Adiabatic lifting

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When a cold air mass moves into a region occupied
by a warm air mass, the contact zone is called

• A warm front
• A cold front
• An occluded front
• A stationary front

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When a cold air mass moves into a region occupied
by a warm air mass, the contact zone is called

• A warm front
• A cold front
• An occluded front
• A stationary front

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When a warm air mass moves into a region occupied
by a cold air mass, the contact zone is called

• A warm front
• A cold front
• An occluded front
• A stationary front

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When a warm air mass moves into a region occupied
by a cold air mass, the contact zone is called

• A warm front
• A cold front
• An occluded front
• A stationary front

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Lower temperatures can be expected

• Ahead of an advancing cold front
• Behind an advancing cold front
• Behind a stationary warm front
• Behind an advancing warm front

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Lower temperatures can be expected

• Ahead of an advancing cold front
• Behind an advancing cold front
• Behind a stationary warm front
• Behind an advancing warm front

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Towering cumulonimbus clouds are a common feature
in regions where moist unstable air is heated
from below. Such clouds are produced by

• Frontal lifting
• Orographic lifting
• Convectional lifting
• None of these

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Towering cumulonimbus clouds are a common feature
in regions where moist unstable air is heated
from below. Such clouds are produced by

• Frontal lifting
• Orographic lifting
• Convectional lifting
• None of these

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If a cool dry day was followed by a warm humid
day, you might expect the air masses to have been

• Continental polar and maritime tropical
• Continental tropical and continental polar
• Maritime tropical and continental polar
• Maritime polar and maritime tropical

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If a cool dry day was followed by a warm humid
day, you might expect the air masses to have been

• Continental polar and maritime tropical
• Continental tropical and continental polar
• Maritime tropical and continental polar
• Maritime polar and maritime tropical

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Daily afternoon thunderstorms along the Gulf
coast are most likely caused by a

• Maritime tropical air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Continental tropical air mass
• Continental polar air mass

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Daily afternoon thunderstorms along the Gulf
coast are most likely caused by a

• Maritime tropical air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Continental tropical air mass
• Continental polar air mass

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Drought conditions and high temperatures over the
Great Plains are most likely caused by a

• Maritime tropical air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Continental tropical air mass
• Continental polar air mass

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Drought conditions and high temperatures over the
Great Plains are most likely caused by a

• Maritime tropical air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Continental tropical air mass
• Continental polar air mass

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Cold damp weather along the eastern coast of the
United States is most likely caused by a

• Maritime tropical air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Continental tropical air mass
• Continental polar air mass

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Cold damp weather along the eastern coast of the
United States is most likely caused by a

• Maritime tropical air mass
• Maritime polar air mass
• Continental tropical air mass
• Continental polar air mass

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When a funnel cloud touches the ground, it
becomes a

• Cyclone
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Thunderstorm

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When a funnel cloud touches the ground, it
becomes a

• Cyclone
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Thunderstorm

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Hurricanes are generated

• In tropical areas
• As moist thermal winds converge in tropical
  storms
• From tropical storms with high levels of moisture
  and thermal energy
• By all of these

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Hurricanes are generated

• In tropical areas
• As moist thermal winds converge in tropical
  storms
• From tropical storms with high levels of moisture
  and thermal energy
• By all of these

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Lightning occurs as water droplets become
electrically charged. Energy that is positively
charged is found

• Throughout the cloud
• Surrounding the cloud
• At the top of the cloud
• At the base of the cloud

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Lightning occurs as water droplets become
electrically charged. Energy that is positively
charged is found

• Throughout the cloud
• Surrounding the cloud
• At the top of the cloud
• At the base of the cloud

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The fundamental source of energy released by a
tropical hurricane come from

• The Sun
• Warm moist air
• The convergence of maritime polar and maritime
  tropical air masses
• The trade winds

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The fundamental source of energy released by a
tropical hurricane come from

• The Sun
• Warm moist air
• The convergence of maritime polar and maritime
  tropical air masses
• The trade winds

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The atmospheric condition at a particular
location moment in time is called

• Climate
• Weather
• Average temperature
• Average precipitation level

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The atmospheric condition at a particular
location moment in time is called

• Climate
• Weather
• Average temperature
• Average precipitation level

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In general, warm days are associated with

• Summer storms
• Low surface pressure
• High surface pressure
• Negative change in pressure gradient

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In general, warm days are associated with

• Summer storms
• Low surface pressure
• High surface pressure
• Negative change in pressure gradient

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All of the Earths weather occurs in the

• Lower levels of the atmosphere
• Troposphere
• Troposphere and stratosphere
• Tropopause

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All of the Earths weather occurs in the

• Lower levels of the atmosphere
• Troposphere
• Troposphere and stratosphere
• Tropopause

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Which of the following has the greatest impact on
generating waves in the ocean

• The movement of sea life causes disturbances in
  the water
• The density differences of the water due to the
  oceans salinity
• Magma at ocean ridges causing the warm water to
  rise and cool water to sink
• Friction with the wind at the surface of the ocean

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Which of the following has the greatest impact on
generating waves in the ocean

• The movement of sea life causes disturbances in
  the water
• The density differences of the water due to the
  oceans salinity
• Magma at ocean ridges causing the warm water to
  rise and cool water to sink
• Friction with the wind at the surface of the ocean