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Regents Meteorology Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What three items are necessary for a weather forecast?

a)

Temperature, Humidity, Pressure

b)

Heat, Cold, Rain

c)

High, Low, Occluded

d)

Big Macs, Whoppers, Baconators

2.

Meteorology is the study of the changes of the Earth's . . .

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

3.

Any energy coming from the Sun is called . . .

a)

Insolation

b)

Insulation

c)

Convection

d)

Interpretation

4.

Which diagram represents the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the Sun's rays on December 15th?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The diagram represents the Sun's path at different times of year in the Northern Hemisphere. Which block properly corresponds to the letters on the diagram?

a)

A- June 21st, B - December 21st, C- September 23rd

b)

A- June 21st, B- March 21st, C- December 21st

c)

A - December 21st, B - September 23rd, C - June 21st

d)

A - March 21st, B- September 23rd, C- June 21st

6.

At what time of day is the Sun at position S in the given diagram?

a)

12noon

b)

9am

c)

3pm

d)

8pm

7.

When the Sun appears to travel along path D at Jamestown NY in the diagram, which latitude on Earth receives the most direct rays from the Sun?

a)

42 N

b)

23 S

c)

23 N

d)

0

8.

Which weather instrument is most useful in measuring relative humidity?

a)

barometer

b)

anenometer

c)

psychrometer

d)

wind vane

9.

Clouds most likely form as a result of

a)

moist rising air, compressing and warming

b)

moist rising air, expanding and cooling

c)

dry rising air, compressing and warming

d)

dry rising, expanding and cooling

10.

What is the relative humidity if the dry bulb temperature is 160C and the wet bulb temperature is 100C?

a)

45%

b)

33%

c)

14%

d)

4%

11.

Which graph best shows the general relationship between altitude and air pressure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which process primarily transfers heat by moving air?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

transpiration

13.

Which ocean current directly warms Western Europe?

a)

North Atlantic Current

b)

South Equatorial Current

c)

Canary Current

d)

Labrador Current

14.

Which cross section correctly represents a cold front and the air-mass movements associated with this front?

a)
b)
c)
d)