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Weather-Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The map below shows the amount of snowfall, in inches, produced by a lake-effect snowstorm in central New York State. The wind that produced this snowfall pattern most likely came from the

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

southwest

2.

Data from two weather instruments have been recorded on the graph below. Line A on the graph represents air-temperature data. Line B was plotted using the scale for variable B. Line B on the graph represents data from which weather instrument?

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

psychrometer

d)

anemometer

3.

Which weather change is most likely indicated by rapidly falling air pressure?

a)

humidity is decreasing

b)

temperature is decreasing

c)

skies are clearing

d)

a storm is approaching

4.

The map below shows high-pressure and low-pressure weather systems in the United States.Which two lettered positions on the map are most likely receiving precipitation?

a)

A and B

b)

B and D

c)

C and E

d)

A and D

5.

Weather conditions in which location would be of most interest to a person predicting the next day's weather for New York State?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

A temperature of 104°F is approximately equal to

a)

220°C

b)

214°C

c)

43°C

d)

40°C

7.

At which city was the greatest wind speed occurring?

a)

Boise

b)

Denver

c)

Kansas City

d)

Austin

8.

Which weather variable generally decreases when wind speed is increasing, clouds are thickening, and visibility drops?

a)

relative humidity

b)

dewpoint

c)

precipitation

d)

air pressure

9.

In the United States, most tornadoes are classified as intense

a)

low-pressure funnel clouds that spin clockwise

b)

low-pressure funnel clouds that spin counterclockwise

c)

high-pressure funnel clouds that spin clockwise

d)

high-pressure funnel clouds that spin counterclockwise

10.

The wind speed in the region between cities A and B was probably the greatest at noon on day

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

An air pressure of 1,005 millibars is equivalent to approximately how many inches of mercury?

a)

29.58

b)

29.62

c)

29.68

d)

29.72

12.

The graph below shows the surface air pressure at a certain city during a five-day period. On which day was the warmest airmass probably over the city for the entire day?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Wednesday

d)

Friday

13.

An observer measured the air temperature and the dewpoint and found the difference between them to be 12°C. One hour later, the difference between the air temperature and the dewpoint was found to be 4°C. Which statement best describes the changes that were occurring?

a)

The relative humidity was decreasing and the chance of precipitation was decreasing

b)

The relative humidity was decreasing and the chance of precipitation was increasing

c)

The relative humidity was increasing and the chance of precipitation was decreasing

d)

The relative humidity was increasing and the chance of precipitation was increasing

14.

At which of these latitudes would average annual precipitation be greatest?

a)

b)

30ºN

c)

90ºN

d)

90ºS

15.

The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving

a)

counterclockwise away from the high-pressure center

b)

counterclockwise toward the high-pressure center

c)

clockwise away from the high-pressure center

d)

clockwise toward the high-pressure center

16.

Which choice correctly matches each letter with the type of frontal boundary it represents?

a)

A-Cold; B-Warm; C-Occluded

b)

A-Warm; B-Cold; C=Occluded

c)

A-Cold; B-Ward; C-Stationary

d)

A-Warm; B-Cold; C-Stationary

17.

Compared to the air mass formed at location B, the air mass formed at location A will normally be

a)

cooler and drier

b)

cooler and wetter

c)

warmer and drier

d)

warmer and wetter

18.

Which front will most likely pass over location A during the next two hours'?

a)

warm

b)

stationary

c)

cold

d)

occluded

19.

What is the dewpoint when the dry-bulb temperature is 8°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 2°C?

a)

28°C

b)

6°C

c)

3°C

d)

-9°C

20.

What is the wind speed and wind direction shown on the station model and which instrument is used to measure the wind speed?

a)

winds are from the northeast at 15 knots, measured by a wind vane

b)

winds are from the northeast at 25 knots, measured by an anemometer

c)

winds are from the southwest at 15 knots, measured by a wind vane

d)

winds are from the southwest at 25 knots, measured by an anemometer

21.

Which city had the lowest relative humidity?

a)

Chicago

b)

Detroit

c)

Buffalo

d)

Utica

22.

What was the atmospheric pressure 3-hours ago for this weather station model?

a)

900.8 mb

b)

1000.8 mb

c)

902.6 mb

d)

1002.6 mb

23.

Why is it possible for no rain to be falling from a cloud?

a)

The water droplets are too small to fall.

b)

The cloud is water vapor.

c)

The dewpoint has not yet been reached in the cloud.

d)

There are no condensation nuclei in the cloud.

24.

Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist air

a)

rises, expands, and cools to the dewpoint

b)

rises, expands, and warms to the dewpoint

c)

sinks, compresses, and cools to the dewpoint

d)

sinks, compresses, and warms to the dewpoint

25.

Under which atmospheric conditions will water most likely evaporate at the fastest rate?

a)

hot, humid, and calm

b)

hot, dry, and windy

c)

cold, humid, and windy

d)

cold, dry, and calm

26.

As the temperature of a given volume of saturated air decreases, condensation

a)

Increases

b)

Remains the same

c)

Decreases

27.

On an afternoon in NYS, the barometric pressure drops to 28.5 inches falling. This most likely indicates

a)

A Storm is approaching

b)

Skies are rapidly clearing

c)

Continuous fair weather

d)

Conditions gradually improving