Meteorology Test Review

A temperature inversion occurs when air temperature ________________ with height.  

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

For precipitation to form, cloud droplets must grow in volume by about _______________ times.

• 100

• 10,000

• 1,000,000

Which line describes a line of equal pressure on a weather map?

• Fault Line

• Contour Line

• Isobar

• Barometer

Air flows from areas of _____________ pressure to areas of _______________ pressure.

• high, low

• low, high

• low, same

• high, same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What's the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

The tropopause is the ____________.

• layer of high ozone concentration

• the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

• the boundary between tropical and polar air masses

• The boundary between Earth's surface and atmosphere

Orographic lifting is associated with ____________.

• Rivers

• fronts

• mountains

• flat plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of _____________.

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does air move in a high pressure system?

• colder, dry air contracts and sinks

• warmer, moist air rises and expands

• colder, moist air rises and contracts

• warmer, dry air expands and sinks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does air move in a low pressure system?

• colder, dry air contracts and sinks

• warmer, moist air rises and expands

• colder, moist air rises and contracts

• warmer, dry air expands and sinks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6