Unit 03: Meteorology Unit Test

Use the map to answer the following question: Which type of front extends northwest from location Y?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

USE THE MAP TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: Which map information indicates that the wind velocity is greater at location Z than at location X?

• Location Z is closer to the ocean.

• The isobars are closer together at Z.

• The latitude of location X is greater.

• Location X is closer to the front.

USE YOUR ESRT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: Which Surface Ocean Current warms up the eastern coast of South America?

• Peru Current

• Gulf Stream Current

• Brazil Current

• California Current

Most of the infrared radiation given off by Earth's surface is absorbed in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and

• methane

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• oxygen

Use the diagram to answer the following question: Compared to location C, location A is

• warmer because it's tilted toward the sun

• colder because its tilted away from the sun

• colder because it is receiving indirect sun rays

• colder because it is receiving direct sun rays

The Coriolis effect, which causes the curving of planetary winds, is a direct result of the

• distance between Earth and the Sun

• inclination of Earth’s axis

• orbiting of Earth around the Sun

• spinning of Earth on its axis

Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist air

• rises, expands, and warms to the dewpoint

• rises, expands, and cools to the dewpoint

• sinks, compresses, and cools to the dewpoint

• sinks, compresses, and warms to the dewpoint

Which climate condition generally results from both an increase in distance from the equator and an increase in elevation above sea level?

• cooler temperatures

• warmer prevailing winds

• increased precipitation

• increased air pressure

USE YOUR ESRT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: The ozone layer, which absorbs harmful UV radiation, is located between 17 kilometers and 35 kilometers above Earth’s surface in which atmospheric temperature zone?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which type of air mass most likely has high humidity and high temperature?

• cP

• cT

• mT

• mP