Weather Practice

Dry areas caused by sinking air and diverging surface winds are located at which two latitudes?

• 0º and 30º N

• 30º N and 30º S

• 0º and 60º S

• 60º N and 60º S

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The weather map shows a portion of a low-pressure system. Which front will most likely pass over location A during the next two hours?

• warm

• stationary

• cold

• occluded

Adjacent water and landmasses are heated by the morning Sun on a clear, calm day. After a few hours, a surface wind develops. Which map best represents this wind's direction?

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Arrows on the maps below show differences in the direction of winds in the region of India and the Indian Ocean during January and July. Isobar values are recorded in millibars. Heavy monsoon rains usually occur in India during

• January, when winds blow from the land

• January, when winds blow toward high pressure

• July, when winds blow from the ocean

• July, when winds blow toward high pressure

The map shows locations A and B on Earth's surface at the same distance from the ocean, at the same elevation above sea level, and at the same latitude. Which statement best explains why location A has a cooler climate than location B?

• Location A has a longer duration of insolation each day.

• Location A is influenced by a cold ocean current.

• Location B is farther from the equator.

• Location B has less intense insolation each day.

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The diagram shows how prevailing winds cause different weather conditions on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain range. Clouds usually form on the windward sides of mountains because this is where air

• rises and cools

• rises and warms

• sinks and cools

• sinks and warms

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The prevailing southwesterlies wind belt causes most low-pressure weather systems to travel across the United States from the

• southwest toward the northeast

• northwest toward the southeast

• northeast toward the southwest

• southeast toward the northwest

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A psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables?

• wind speed and wind direction

• percentage of cloud cover and cloud height

• air pressure and air temperature

• relative humidity and dewpoint

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A dry-bulb temperature of 30º C and a wet-bulb temperature of 29º C were recorded at a weather station. What are the relative humidity and the most likely weather conditions?

• Relative humidity is 29% with clear skies.

• Relative humidity is 29% with a good chance of snow.

• Relative humidity is 93% with clear skies.

• Relative humidity is 93% with a good chance of rain.

What is the difference in the air temperature and humidity between the cP and mT air masses?

• The cP air mass is warmer and less humid.

• The cP air mass is colder and more humid.

• The mT air mass is warmer and more humid.

• The mT air mass is colder and less humid.