Weekly Quiz #14: Weather

What is the present weather for the following station model?

• rain

• thunderstorms

• drizzle

• fog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the wind direction for the following station model?

• north

• east

• northwest

• northeast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the barometric trend for the following station model?

• steady 31 mb drop

• steady 31 mb rise

• steady 3.1 mb drop

• steady 3.1 mb rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A student using a sling psychrometer measured a wet-bulb temperature of 10°C and a dry-bulb temperature of 16°C. What was the dewpoint?

• -10°C

• 45°C

• 6°C

• 4°C

The temperature at which water condenses is referred to as the

• relative humidity

• dewpoint

• 50% humidity

• freezing point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If there is fog outside on a cool summer morning, what most likely is the relative humidity?

• 200%

• 110%

• 100%

• 50%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Base your answer to the question on the weather map below, which shows the locations of a high-pressure center (H) and a low-pressure center (L) over a portion of North America. The isolines indicate surface air pressures. The arrows on which map best show the pattern of surface winds around these two pressure centers?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather station shows the highest relative humidity?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the wind speed for the following station model?

• 10 knots

• 15 knots

• 20 knots

• 25 knots

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which direction (in general) does weather move across our country?

• from north to south

• from east to west

• from south to north

• from west to east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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