MIDTERM

What is the average air pressure exerted by Earth's atmosphere at sea level, expressed in millibars and inches of mercury?

• 
  1013.25 mb and 29.92 in of Hg
• 
  29.92 mb and 1013.25 in of Hg
• 1012.65 mb and 29.91 in of Hg
• 29.91 mb and 1012.65 in of Hg

Earth's rate of revolution around the Sun is approximately

• 1° per day
• 360° per day
• 15° per hour
• 23.5° per hour

• 9AM
• 11AM
• 3PM
• 6PM

Which box has a higher density?  

• Box A
• Box B
• cannot be determined
• they are the same

Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm³. What is the density of the rock?

• 7 mL
• 7 g/cm³
• 28 g/cm³
• 1/7 g/cm³

Dew Point is the

• temperature air cools down to reach condensation (or turn into a liquid)
• temperature where ice melts to liquid water
• temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor
• time of day when dew on the ground disappears

What is the Dew Point Temperature if the dry-bulb temperature on your sling psychrometer is 20ºC and the wet-bulb temperature is 15ºC?

• 14ºC
• 12ºC
• 10ºC
• -18ºC

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass? 

• moist, warm air
• dry, cold air
• dry, warm air

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards