Which of the following features of Earth explains why certain regions receive direct sunlight and other regions receive indirect sunlight?

c. Earth revolves around the sun

d. The moon blocks some of the sun’s rays from reaching Earth

How does air move along Earth’s surface between pressure systems?

a. Air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

b. Air moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

c. Barometric pressure does not dictate how air moves along Earth’s surface

d. Either a or b, depending on whether the pressure systems are located over land or water

What phenomenon is responsible for the formation of a low pressure system?

d. Air warms and rises in a concentrated region, forming a low pressure system

a. Air cools and sinks in a concentrated region, forming a low pressure system

b. Air cools and rises in a concentrated region, forming a low pressure system

c. Air warms and sinks in a concentrated region, forming a low pressure system

Which statement best describes how barometric pressure changes as elevation increases?

b. As elevation increases, barometric pressure decreases

a. As elevation increases, barometric pressure increases

c. As elevation increases, barometric pressure increases and then decreases

d. As elevation increases, barometric pressure stays the same

What happens along a cold front?

c. Nothing – it is a nonmoving boundary

d. A warm front catches up to a cold front

Why does weather generally move across the United States from west to east?

d. Because the jet stream moves across the US from west to east

a. Because there is always high pressure in the western part of the US

b. Because there is always low pressure in the western part of the US

c. Because of ocean currents carrying weather towards the western part of the US

Which best describes the amount of precipitation in the past 6 hours at this location?

not given by this station model

What is precipitation?

Water that falls from clouds including rain, snow, sleet, or hail

The process of water heating up and turning into vapor

The process of water cooling down and turning into ice

The movement of clouds in the sky

Which best describes the weather changes caused by a cold front?

quick change in temperature and rain/snow storms

slow change in temperature and slow change in weather

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30 sec • 4 pts

What is weather?

a. The intensity of sunlight

b. The total amount of precipitation a location receives in a year

c. The conditions of the atmosphere for a location

d. The change in climate of a region over a long period of time

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

How do you describe weather?

a. Weather is described using tools that measure specific factors in the atmosphere

b. Weather is described using descriptive language based on what you observe with your senses

c. Weather is described using numbers or values that define atmospheric conditions

d. All of the above

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Which weather factor describes how warm or cold it is?

a. Humidity

b. Temperature

c. Dew Point

d. Sky conditions

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

How do we describe wind?

a. By its speed

b. By the direction from where it blows (where it originates)

c. By the direction to where it is blowing

d. Both a and b

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

What do we call the fall of water from the sky?

a. Condensation

b. Precipitation

c. Evaporation

d. Humidity

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Which of the following is measured with a barometer?

a. Wind speed

b. Temperature

c. Humidity

d. Air pressure

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

As air temperature get closer to dew point, what happens to humidity?

a. Humidity increases

b. Humidity decreases

c. Humidity increases and then decreases

d. Humidity does not depend on dew point

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CVA Weather Test #1 - REVIEW

What is weather?

How do you describe weather?

Which weather factor describes how warm or cold it is?

How do we describe wind?

What do we call the fall of water from the sky?

Which of the following is measured with a barometer?

As air temperature get closer to dew point, what happens to humidity?

Which of the following features of Earth explains why certain regions receive direct sunlight and other regions receive indirect sunlight?

Which general cloud group is found lowest (below 6,000 feet) in the atmosphere?

Clouds are important to study because they help us predict:

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