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Regents Earth Science - Weather 3 Exam Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation?

a)

rising → expanding → cooling → condensation

b)

rising → contracting → warming → evaporation

c)

sinking → expanding → warming → condensation

d)

sinking → contracting → cooling → evaporation

2.
Cloud formation is likely to occur in rising airbecause rising air
a)
expands and cools
b)
expands and warms
c)
contracts and warms
d)
contracts and cools
3.
In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude?
a)
troposphere and stratosphere
b)
troposphere and mesosphere
c)
stratosphere and thermosphere
d)
mesosphere and thermosphere
4.

What is the dewpoint when the air temperature is 28°C and the relative humidity is 47%?

a)

8°C

b)

16°C

c)

13°C

d)

19°C

5.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued on a warm summer afternoon. Which present weather symbol represents the dangerous solid form of precipitation that is commonly associated with some of these severe thunderstorms?
a)
snow
b)
sleet
c)
hail
d)
freezing rain
6.
The barometric trend for the past three hours on a station model reads: +02\ This location has experienced a steady increase of
a)
0.2 mb
b)
0.002 mb
c)
2.0 mb
d)
0.02 mb
7.
Which type of air mass would most likely form over the northern Pacific Ocean?
a)
mP
b)
cP
c)
mT
d)
cT
8.
Which change in the heat energy content of water occurs when water changes phase from a liquid to a solid?
a)
gain of 334 Joules of heat energy per gram
b)
release of 334 Joules of heat energy per gram
c)
gain of 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram
d)
release of 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram
9.
What is the primary source of energy for Earth’s weather systems?
a)
incoming solar radiation
b)
subtropical jet streams
c)
precipitation from clouds
d)
heat from Earth’s interior
10.
As altitude increases in the troposphere and stratosphere, the air temperature
a)
decreases in the troposphere and increases in the stratosphere
b)
decreases in both the troposphere and stratosphere
c)
increases in the troposphere and decreases in the stratosphere
d)
increases in both the troposphere and stratosphere
11.
Which factor causes the surface of Lake Ontario to cool at a slower rate than the surface of the land along the shore of the lake?
a)
Evaporating water releases more heat into the lake than into the land.
b)
Lake water has a higher specific heat than land.
c)
Water vapor cools the lake as it condenses.
d)
Sunlight passes through the top layers of the lake water.
12.

Summer monsoon rains normally occur in India when

a)

high pressure exists over land, pulling moisture in from the Indian Ocean

b)

high pressure exists over land, pushing moisture out to the Indian Ocean

c)

low pressure exists over land pulling moisture in from the Indian Ocean

d)

low pressure exists over land pushing moisture out to the Indian Ocean

13.
Air pressure is usually highest when the air is
a)
cool and humid
b)
cool and dry
c)
warm and humid
d)
warm and dry
14.
What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 14°C?
a)
90%
b)
80%
c)
14%
d)
13%
15.
Which list correctly matches each instrument with the weather variable it measures?
a)
wind vane—wind speed
thermometer—temperature
precipitation gauge—relative humidity
b)
wind vane—wind direction
thermometer—dewpoint
psychrometer—air pressure
c)
barometer—relative humidity
anemometer—cloud cover
precipitation gauge—probability of precipitation
d)
barometer—air pressure
anemometer—wind speed
psychrometer—relative humidity
16.
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.
17.
Weather-station measurements indicate that the Dewpoint temperature and air temperature are getting farther apart and that air pressure is rising. Which type of weather is most likely arriving at the station?
a)
a snowstorm
b)
a warm front
c)
cool, dry air
d)
maritime tropical air
18.
A low-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere has a surface air-circulation pattern that is
a)
clockwise and away from the center
b)
clockwise and toward the center
c)
counterclockwise and away from the center
d)
counterclockwise and toward the center
19.
Which type of air mass most likely has high humidity and high temperature?
a)
cP
b)
cT
c)
mT
d)
mP
20.
In which layer of the atmosphere is most water vapor found?
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
21.

Which weather variable is measured by this instrument?

a)

wind speed

b)

precipitation

c)

could cover

d)

air pressure

22.

Which locations are most likely experiencing precipitation?

a)

D and B

b)

C and D

c)

B and C

d)

A and B

23.

What are the dewpoint and wind direction shown on the station model below?

a)

72°F and wind from the northeast

b)

72°F and wind from the southeast

c)

74°F and wind from the northwest

d)

74°F and wind from the southwest

24.

What is the actual barometric pressure at this location?

a)

900.2 mb

b)

10000.2 mb

c)

1000.2 mb

d)

902 mb

25.

Which station model shows a wind direction from the northwest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

Compared to the climate on the leeward side of the mountain, the climate on the windward side of the mountain is

a)

drier and warmer

b)

drier and cooler

c)

more humid and warmer

d)

more humid and cooler

27.

Which location has the greatest chance of precipitation?

a)

Chicago

b)

Detroir

c)

Buffalo

d)

Utica

28.

Convert the air pressure in Buffalo NY to the actual air pressure.

a)

028 mb

b)

102.8 mb

c)

1002.8 mb

d)

10002.8 mb

29.

What is the present weather in Rochester NY?

a)

Rain

b)

Hail

c)

Thunderstroms

d)

Sleet

30.

What is the air temperature at this station model?

a)

30

b)

48

c)

51

d)

62

31.

The barometric tendency indicates that over the past 3 hours, the air pressure has been

a)

increasing 31 mb

b)

increasing 3.1 mb

c)

decreasing 31 mb

d)

decreasing 3.1 mb

32.

Which of the following is true?

a)

It will be 90o F tomorrow.

b)

Mrs. Melendez is pregnant :)

c)

Mrs. Melendez will change your first quarter average to a 100.

33.

Which weather station shows the highest relative humidity?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

What is the barometric trend for the following station model?

a)

steady 31 mb drop

b)

steady 31 mb rise

c)

steady 3.1 mb drop

d)

steady 3.1 mb rise

35.

What is the barometric pressure for the following station model?

a)

987 mb

b)

998.7 mb

c)

1098.7 mb

d)

1098 mb

36.

What is the wind speed for the following station model?

a)

10 knots

b)

15 knots

c)

20 knots

d)

25 knots

37.

What is the wind direction for the following station model?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

northwest

d)

northeast

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