Chapter 9 - Weather

What is the name of the process by which water vapor enters the atmosphere during the water cycle?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• convection

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Relative humidity can be measured with a(an)

• anemometer

• barometer

• psychrometer

• thermometer

Two conditions are required for cloud formation: cooling of the air and

• the presence of particles in the air

• the absorption of infrared energy

• the unequal heating of Earth's particles in the air

• the influence of the Coriolis effect

Very high feathery clouds are called

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

On average, a snowfall of 20 inches would equal a rainfall of ... (1 inch of rainfall = 10 inches of snow)

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

The clouds most commonly associated with hurricanes are

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

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Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from

• maritime polar air masses

• maritime tropical air masses

• continental polar air masses

• continental tropical air masses

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Weather associated with an anticyclone is generally

• cloudy but dry

• wet and cloudy

• unpredictable

• dry and clear

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Where do hurricanes form?

• over warm ocean water

• over mountain ranges

• in the desert

• over open fields

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What is the middle of a hurricane called?

• eye

• center

• belly

• circle