The average daily weather over 100’s of years in the desert southwest is called?

Which single factor below has the greatest effect on the climate of a region?

Which one of the following is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Aerosols in the atmosphere are associated with _________?

Which one of the gases listed below is more important meteorologically?

During which phase does water release the most heat energy?

Ozone filters out much of the ____________ radiation in sunlight.

Practically all clouds and storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.

Earth receives energy from the Sun in this way.

The transfer of heat by making contact with a hot object is ______________.

Which of the following surfaces would have the highest albedo?

Under which conditions will the greatest amount of cooling occur?

Which of the following forms of radiation has the highest amount of energy?

Which color has the highest energy?

We are likely to have our highest relative humidity reading

When using a psychrometer and the two temperatures read nearly the same, you can conclude that

Which event occurs when air is cooled to its dew point temperature?

If air temperature is low and moisture is high then relative humidity will be __________.

When would it be possible for air in Montreal Canada. with a relative humidity reading of 80%. have less water vapor than air in Phoenix with a RH of only 20%?

(use the RH Chart provided for this questions) What is the relative humidity if the dry bulb reading on a psychrometer is 22 degrees  and the wet bulb reading is 15 degrees?

In order for clouds to form what must be present?

Clouds associated with very dry air are

Thunder, lightning and most severe weather are often associated with ___________ clouds.

Rain that freezes as it falls is called?

Nearly spherical ice pellets which have concentric layers and are formed by the successive freezing layers of water as it is pulled upward through the clouds again and again.

The force that generates wind is ___?

Lines on a weather map connecting places of equal air pressure are called

Using the map to the left, which area will experience the highest winds?

The weather of North America is carried by the prevailing ________ winds

High air pressure systems are usually associated with

A rapidly falling barometric pressure reading (Low pressure) will usually indicate

Most of the world’s major deserts are found at

An air mass originates with its center located 55 degrees North and 150 degrees West.

Based on the map, the air mass would be classified. .

In the next few days, based on prevailing winds, the air mass in the previous question will move towards the

What type of air mass dominates the weather of Arizona for most of the year?

Thunderstorms and severe weather are most associated with

Along a front, which air is always forced aloft?

The weather map shows two air pressure systems covering a large geographic area.

At which location will the greatest weather change Occur during the next 6 hours?

The source of energy necessary to maintain the upward development of a thunderstorm is ________________.

Low pressure areas located over warm tropical waters is associated with _________________.

When a hurricane moves onto land, it declines in intensity. Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of energy?

The most violent storm of short duration is ________________.

Hurricanes are measured by ______________.

Thunderstorms and severe weather are most associated with _____________________.

Low pressure areas located over warm tropical waters is associated with ________________.

When a hurricane moves onto land, it declines in intensity. Which of the factors listed below contribute to this loss of energy.

If a funnel cloud has been sighted a tornado ______________ is issued.

The most violent type of weather event to forecast days in advance is the development of __________________.

The scale used for measuring Tornadoes is __________________.