Marine Meteorology

What does a barometer measure?

• temperature
• air pressure
• dew point
• humidity

Which of the following determines the properties of an air mass?

• The conditions of the area over which it forms
• The phase and position of the moon when it forms
• The exact time of year when it forms
• The geology of the area where it forms

The force exerted by the air above is called____

• convergence
• air pressure
• divergence
• the Coriolis effect

Wind on Earth, including massive storms like hurricanes, are deflected. What is the cause of this phenomena?

• Red Shift
• Doppler Effect
• Coriolis Effect
• Blue Shift

Frigid air that travels southward from Canada would be what type of air mass?

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• arctic

The hot and humid weather in Texas during the summer is most likely due to what type of air mass?

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

What type of front is being modeled in the diagram?

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as _________.

• humidiy

• lapse rate

• weather

• the ionosphere

The Coriolis effect is due to the __________ of Earth.

• revolution

• rotation

• shape

• density

Low-pressure systems are usually associated with ________ weather.

• cold and dry

• cloudy and rainy

• sunny and dry

• warm and humid