Meteorology Quiz

*Water or ice can only fall from the sky in the air temperatures lower then the ____________ and condensation nuclei are present. 

• dew point
• relative humidity
• water table
• freezing point

Wind speed may be measured with ---

• thermometer
• anemometer
• barometer
• windsock

When air masses slide past one another, friction at the boundary may lead to--

• accumulation of charge and lightning
• increase in air speed
• expansion and decreased weight of both air masses
• appreciable heating of both air masses

Our current atmosphere contains: ____% nitrogen, _____% oxygen, and _____% trace gases.

• 21%; 78%; 1%
• 78%, 21%, 1%
• 1%; 21%; 78%
• 21%, 1%, 78%

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the heating of the Earth's surface?

• position relative to mountains
• proximity to water
• position relative to trees
• latitude, seasons, and elevation

All of the following are properties of ozone EXCEPT:

• found in the exosphere
• ozone absorbs most of the harmful radiation from the sun
• protects us from UV radiation
• ozone is broken down by gases found in the atmosphere

What is an air mass?

• has approximately the same moisture and temperature throughout
• always has thunderstorms at its boundaries
• always moves west to east
• is a large body of air that forms over a mountain

_____________: Heat is held in the atmosphere by certain gases. (mainly water, carbon dioxide, methane, CFCs and nitrates).

• greenhouse effect
• greenthumb effect
• global warming
• greenhat effect

The weather moves across the United States on westerlies. What direction does the weather move?

• west to east
• north to south
• south to north
• east to west

The deflection of air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere caused by Earth's rotation is also known as--

• Eulers system
• low pressure zones
• the centripetal force
• the Coriolis Effect