Topic 7: Weather Practice

The diagrams, labeled A and B, represent two different types of oceanic and atmospheric conditions that occur across the Pacific Ocean in a region close to the equator. Bold arrows represent movement of surface water in the ocean. Thinner arrows represent circulation of air above the equator.   The pattern of the thinner arrows in the atmosphere in both diagrams indicates the presence of

• conduction
• convection
• evaporation
• radiation

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The general relationship between an increase in urbanization in an area and the average annual air temperature for that area is

• Direct
• Indirect
• Variable
• No relationship

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The map shows the location of the polar front jet stream during winter. This winter weather pattern brings extremely cold air from the far north into the United States.   In which atmospheric temperature zone is the polar front jet stream located?

• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere

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The actual pressure on this station model is

• 1009.6
• 999.6
• 1099.6
• 996.0

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What are the wind direction and the wind speed at this location?

• wind from the southeast at 15 knots
• wind from the northwest at 15 knots
• wind from the southeast at 25 knots
• wind from the northwest at 25 knots

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The number on the station model indicates that

• 2.5 inches of precipitation has fallen in the past 6 hours
• the farthest object that can be seen is located 2.5 miles away
• an advancing cold front is 2.5 miles away
• the air pressure has risen 2.5 millibars in the past 3 hours

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Base your answer to the following question on the block diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents the water cycle. Letters A through F represent water cycle processes. The water table has been labeled. Which water cycle process releases 2260 joules of heat energy per gram of water?

• A
• D
• E
• C

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The map shows a portion of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia Monsoons The Southeast Asia monsoons are seasonal shifts in the direction of regional planetary winds. These shifts are related to the movement of air pressure belts as the Sun's vertical ray changes latitude. In the late spring, winds begin to blow from the southwest, bringing moisture from the Gulf of Thailand across Southeast Asia. Rainfall reaches a peak in July and August. This moisture is partially blocked by the Annamite Mountains, located along the border between Vietnam and Laos. Therefore, the rainfall in central Vietnam is somewhat less during these months. In September, the winds reverse direction and begin to flow from the northeast across the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea. This wind shift begins the season of heavy rainfall in central Vietnam that continues for months.   Heavy rains occur in Cambodia and Thailand when the moist air brought by the monsoon

• rises, expands, and cools
• rises, contracts, and warms
• sinks, expands, and cools
• sinks, contracts, and warms

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The arrows on the two maps below show how the monsoon winds blow over India during the summer and winter seasons. Compared to the amount of rainfall that India receives during the summer monsoon season, the amount of rainfall that India receives during the winter monsoon season is

• less because winds blow from the water to the land
• less because winds blow from the land to the water
• more because winds blow from the water to the land
• more because winds blow from the land to the water

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If the Tug Hill Plateau region of New York State is experiencing lake-effect snow, winds are most likely blowing in which direction?

• north to south
• south to north
• east to west
• west to east

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