REVIEW QUESTIONS_Meteorology_2024-2025

Which graph best represents the relationship between the moisture-holding capacity (ability to hold moisture) of the atmosphere and atmospheric temperature?

• [Graph A]

• [Graph B]

• [Graph C]

• [Graph D]

A high-pressure center is generally characterized by

• cool, dry weather

• warm, wet weather

• cool, wet weather

• warm, dry weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the surface weather map below. The map represents a high-pressure center located over the central United States. The air pressure field lines are in millibars and the letters represent the locations of weather stations. Along which dashed line would windspeeds be greatest?

• CD

• EF

• GH

• AB

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By which process are clouds, dew, and fog formed?

• melting

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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Precipitation often occurs along a frontal surface because the air along a frontal surface

• contains condensation nuclei

• has a high density

• is low in humidity

• is rising

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The properties of an air mass are mostly determined by the

• direction of Earth's surface winds

• path the air mass follows along a land surface

• source region where the air mass formed

• rate of Earth's rotation

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Which combination of air temperature and dewpoint temperature would most likely occur in humid air?

• air temperature 24°C, dewpoint temperature 23°C

• air temperature 26°C, dewpoint temperature 10°C

• air temperature 10°C, dewpoint temperature –4°C

• air temperature 15°C, dewpoint temperature 3°C

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Earth's planetary winds curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere due to

• the Doppler effect

• Earth's gravity

• the Coriolis effect

• the tilt of Earth's axis

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If the front at ground level is moving toward city B, which type of weather front is shown?

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

• warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The incomplete flowchart below shows some of the changes that occur in warm air as it rises to form a cloud. Which statement should be placed in the empty box to accurately complete the flowchart?

• The air warms as it expands.

• The air cools until it reaches the dewpoint.

• The air enters the thermosphere.

• The air's relative humidity decreases to zero.

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