Physical Geography Exam 2

The process of a liquid transforming
into a gas is

• condensation

• melting

• sublimation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The moist adiabatic rate is __________ than
the dry adiabatic rate because __________.

• greater; condensation heats the air

• greater; condensation cools the air

• less; condensation heats the air

• less; condensation cools the air

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

A thunderstorm is usually which type of cloud?

• altostratus

• lenticular

• cirrostratus

• cirrocumulus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of precipitation will fall to the
ground if the cloud is below freezing and the
lower layers of air are above freezing?

• rain

• snow

• freezing rain

• sleet

• ice pellets

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The attraction of molecules for molecules
of the same kind is called:

• adhesion

• polarity

• cohesion

• covalent bond

At saturation, the further addition of water
vapor results in

• condensation

• evaporation

• freezing

• sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The difference between the dry adiabatic
rate and the moist adiabatic rate is
because of which of the following

• less atmospheric pressure.

• specific heat of water

• latent heat of condensation.

• buoyance of a parcel of air

A cold air mass originating over an
ocean is designated

• cP

• mP

• mT

• cT

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Orographic lifting is...

• air rising due to
  convergence at the
  surface

• air rising due to
  heating of the
  surface

• air forced to rise
  along a front
  between air
  masses

• air forced to rise
  over a barrier,
  such as a
  mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The highest frequency of tornadoes in the
United States occurs in

• Nebraska

• South Dakota

• Florida

• Oklahoma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2