Regents Earth Science - Weather 3 Exam Review

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Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation? rising → expanding → cooling → condensation, rising → contracting → warming → evaporation, sinking → expanding → warming → condensation, sinking → contracting → cooling → evaporation

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rising → expanding → cooling → condensation

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Cloud formation is likely to occur in rising air because rising air

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expands and cools

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In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude? Options: troposphere and stratosphere, troposphere and mesosphere, stratosphere and thermosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere

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stratosphere and thermosphere

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What is the dewpoint when the air temperature is 28°C and the relative humidity is 47%?

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16°C

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A severe thunderstorm warning was issued on a warm summer afternoon. Which present weather symbol represents the dangerous solid form of precipitation that is commonly associated with some of these severe thunderstorms?

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hail

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The barometric trend for the past three hours on a station model reads: +02\ This location has experienced a steady increase of

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0.2 mb

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Which type of air mass would most likely form over the northern Pacific Ocean? Options: mP, cP, mT, cT

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mP

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Which change in the heat energy content of water occurs when water changes phase from a liquid to a solid?

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release of 334 Joules of heat energy per gram

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What is the primary source of energy for Earth’s weather systems?

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incoming solar radiation

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As altitude increases in the troposphere and stratosphere, the air temperature?

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decreases in the troposphere and increases in the stratosphere