Science: Earth and Space Test 9(Quarter Exam)

What is the coldest point in the atmosphere?

• thermopause

• mesopause

• stratopause

• turbopause

Which type of air mass brings hot, dry weather?

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

• continental polar

• continental tropical

What indicates that a frontal cyclone has reached its full strength?

• formation of a stationary front

• formation of a cold front

• formation of a warm front

• formation of an occluded front

What forms the brilliant flash of a lightning bolt?

• stepped leader

•  return stroke

•  positive streamer

• dart leader

What is a wind that reverses its direction from season to season?

• monsoon

• foehn

• fall wind

• chinook

Why does the Southern Hemisphere receive more insolation during the southern summer than the Northern Hemisphere receives during the northern summer?

• The sun's angle is more direct.

• Days are longer.

• Earth is closer to the sun.

• The greenhouse effect is stronger.

What instrument uses a flexible, airtight metal box to measure changes in atmospheric pressure?

• barograph

• mercury barometer

• baroreceptor

• aneroid barometer

Which of the following instruments is used to measure high-altitude weather conditions?

• weather vane

•  weather balloon

•  ceilometer

• transmissometer

What scale is used to rank hurricane strength?

• Rossby scale

• Saffir-Simpson scale

• Beaufort scale

• Enhanced Fujita scale

What is radiation fog that extends no more than 2 m (6 ft) above the ground called?

• sea fog

• shallow fog

• advection fog

• upslope fog