Meteorology Test Review

Ancient atmospheric levels of gases can be determined by

• tissue from dinosaur fossils
• Antarctic ice core samples
• ancient sea beds
• ancient rock layers

Current scientific thought states that the main cause of oxygen in the atmosphere was

• sublimation
• plant respiration
• dinosaur out gassing
• animal respiration

Where is the majority of O₃
found in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere

Movement of heat in the atmosphere as shown by winds indicate

• radiation
• conduction
• sublimation
• convection

On clear nights in late summer and early fall in the Shenandoah Valley, why does ground fog form in the low areas near the Shenandoah River?

• Warm winds bring moisture from the hills down into the valley.
• There is more air pollution in the evenings.
• Cool, moist air ascends from the river to the hilltops.
• Cool, descending air meets moist air in the low areas near the river.

Winds on the surface of the Earth are created by

• pressure similarities between warm and cool air
• the impact of climate change
• the Coriolis Effect
• density difference between warm and cool air

A majority of the Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide in Earth's atmosphere come
from-

• The continued use chloroflorocarbons (CFC's).
• Burning of fossil fuels.
• Outgassing from volcanoes
• Plant respiration.

According to the weather map shown, City A will most likely experience which set ofweather over the next few days?

• An extended warm period
• Warm, moist weather followed by cool, dry weather
• An extended cool period
• Intense thunderstorms

The two major prerequisites for the formation of a hurricane are

• temperature and low pressure
• moisture and heat
• humidity and temperature
• cyclones and static electricity

Students made a classroom barometer that each day they used to measure which atmospheric condition?

• wind direction
• temperature
• precipitation
• air pressure