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Weather 1 Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the relative humidity if the dry-bulb temperature is 26°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 18°C?

a)

13%

b)

33%

c)

45%

d)

51%

2.

What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 10°C?

a)

6%

b)

14%

c)

33%

d)

45%

3.

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

4.

Which process primarily transfers heat by moving air?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

transpiration

5.

Which weather instrument is used to measure air temperatures recorded on a weather map?

a)

anemometer

b)

wind vane

c)

thermometer

d)

barometer

6.

Which weather instrument is most useful in measuring relative humidity?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

psychrometer

d)

wind vane

7.

Which cross section below best shows the locations of high air pressure and low air pressure near a beach on a hot, sunny, summer afternoon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What is the dewpoint of the air?

a)

27°C

b)

10°C

c)

3°C

d)

–5°C

9.

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

10.

Adjacent water and landmasses are heated by the morning Sun on a clear, calm day. After a few hours, a surface wind develops. Which map best represents this wind’s direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which table correctly indicates the name of the weather instrument and the weather variable that it measures?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which letter represents the surface that most likely absorbs the greatest amount of insolation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Based on the dry-bulb temperature and the wet-bulb temperature, what is the relative humidity?

a)

66%

b)

58%

c)

51%

d)

12%

14.

Which list correctly identifies the energy transfer processes A, B, and C?

a)

A–conduction; B–convection; C–radiation

b)

A–convection; B–conduction; C–radiation

c)

A–convection; B–radiation; C–conduction

d)

A–conduction; B–radiation; C–convection

15.

Most of the infrared radiation given off by Earth’s surface is absorbed in Earth’s atmosphere by greenhouse gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and

a)

hydrogen

b)

nitrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

methane

16.

A barefoot student steps on a hot concrete surface. Most of the heat transferred to the student's skin by this contact is by the process of

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

vaporization

d)

radiation

17.

The deflection of Earth’s planetary winds is an example of

a)

the Coriolis effect

b)

the Doppler effect

c)

convection

d)

gravitational pull

18.

During the process of condensation, water vapor

a)

releases 334 J/g of heat energy

b)

releases 2260 J/g of heat energy

c)

gains 334 J/g of heat energy

d)

gains 2260 J/g of heat energy

19.

The flowchart shows part of Earth’s water cycle. The question marks indicate a part of the flowchart that has been deliberately left blank. Which process should be shown in place of the question marks to best complete the flowchart?

a)

condensation

b)

deposition

c)

evaporation

d)

infiltration

20.

Which group of substances is arranged in order of decreasing specific heat values?

a)

iron, granite, basalt

b)

copper, lead, iron

c)

dry air, water vapor, ice liquid

d)

water, ice, water vapor