Review for Friday (3/10/23) Quiz

The graph below shows air temperature for an area near the Earth's surface during a 12-hour period. Which graph best illustrates the probable change in air pressure during the same time period?

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As wind velocity decreases, the distance between isobars on a weather map will

• Increase

• Decrease

• Remain the same

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Which factor is most directly related to wind velocity?

• Pressure gradient

• Relative humidity

• Dewpoint

• Cloud type

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A balloon carrying weather instruments is released at the Earth's surface and rises through the troposphere. As the balloon rises, what will the instruments generally indicate?

• an increase in both air temperature and air pressure

• a decrease in air temperature and a increase in air pressure

• an increase in air temperature and a decrease in air pressure

• a decrease in both air temperature and air pressure

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, an air pressure of 30.15 inches of mercury is equal to

• 1023 mb

• 1021 mb

• 1019 mb

• 1017 mb

The diagram below represents the general circulation of the Earth's atmosphere and the Earth's planetary wind and pressure belts. Points A through F represent locations on the Earth's surface. Which location is experiencing a southwest planetary wind?

• E

• F

• C

• B

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The primary cause of winds is the

• uniform density of the atmosphere

• unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere

• friction between the atmosphere and the lithosphere

• rotation of the Earth

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An air pressure of 1023 millibars is equal to how many inches of mercury?

• 30.10

• 30.19

• 30.21

• 30.15

The map below represents a portion of an air-pressure field at the Earth's surface. At which position is wind speed lowest?

• D

• C

• A

• B

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The arrows on the diagram below represent surface wind directions on a weather map. The points represent the locations of four weather stations in the Northern Hemisphere. Which weather station probably has the lowest air pressure?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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