Most Missed Weather CFA Questions 2024

What most affects the climate of an area?

• The type of vegetation found in that area

• How humidity is in the air in that area

• The latitude of the area which affects how much direct sunlight the area gets

• The amount of condensation in the atmosphere above that area

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What must occur before clouds can form?

• Water vapor must lose heat energy.

• Transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere.

• Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.

• Water vapor must get warmer.

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Which describes the processes involved in causing precipitation?

• Warm air moves in below cool air, pushing the cool air up, which causes clouds to form, get heavy, and rain to fall.

• As warm air rises, it cools, causing water to condense on dust particles and form clouds. The water eventually falls as rain when the cloud gets too heavy.

• As cool air rises, it warms, causing water to condense and form clouds. The water eventually fall as rain when the cloud gets too heavy.

• Cool air moves in above warm air, pushing the warm air down, which causes clouds to form, get heavy, and rain to fall.

  
  

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How does cloud cover affect the temperatures in a particular area during the day and at night?

• Cloud cover will make the temperatures warmer during the day and at night.

• Cloud cover will make the temperatures cooler during the day and warmer at night.

• Cloud cover will make the temperatures cooler during the day and at night.

• Cloud cover will make the temperatures warmer during the day and cooler at night.

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The table below shows cloud and temperature data that Austin collected for four days.

On which day would the conditions most likely indicate a chance of snow?

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

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Which type of precipitation consists of frozen rain drops?

• rain

• snow

• hail

• sleet

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Which conditions will result in high winds?

• large differences in air pressure

• heavy rains over several days

• increase in evaporation rates

• presence of cirrus clouds

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What weather is most likely to happen if air pressure is falling?

• The weather will become warmer.

• The weather will become stormy.

• The weather will become cooler.

• The weather will become fair.

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How would weather conditions in an area change if a high-pressure system replaced a low-pressure system?

• The area would become stormier and rainier.

• The area would become more humid and warmer.

• The area would become cooler with less humidity.

• The area would become warmer with strong winds.

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It was a sunny, clear, calm day at the beach at 7 AM. The surface of the water and land were the about the same temperature. Three hours later, the land and water had warmed up some and a light wind developed. Which map would show the direction of the wind?

• A. Along the beach to the left.

• B. Along the beach to the right.

• C. From the ocean to the land.

• D. From the land to the ocean.

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