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Quiz von Amanda Valentine, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Amanda Valentine
vor fast 12 Jahre
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Air in doldrums is very cold.
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- True
- False
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Winds are named for...
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Their temperature
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Their location
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Their direction
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Earth is more oval shaped than spherical because of what force?
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Gravity
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Centripetal force
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Convection currents
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The attraction to the Moon
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Jet stream wind bands are....
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Narrow
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Wide
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Fast
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Slow
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Low Altitude
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High Altitude
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Westerly
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Easterly
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Density differences are caused by differences in...
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Temperature
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Topography
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Air pressure
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Humidity
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Place of origin
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When there are no clouds in the sky, the observer is in a low pressure area.
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- True
- False
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The "anvil top" of a cumulonimbus cloud is characterized by...
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Extreme electricity
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Light color
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Fluffy figure
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The sun's rays are more spread out when they strike the Earth at what kind of angle?
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Low angle
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High angle
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At the equator; straight angle.
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How are air masses classified?
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By their location of origin
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By their temperature
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By the surrounding clouds
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By layer in the atmosphere
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What kind of air mass is associated with very high pressure as a result of the massive sinking of this air over an area?
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Hot air
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Cold air
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Extremely hot air
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Extremely cold air
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Which is an important factor of an air mass's ability to form clouds and precipitation?
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Stability
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Height
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Formation speed
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LCL
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What two phenomena create global wind systems that balance Earth's heat energy?
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Atmospheric layers
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The Coriolis Effect
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LCL
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Heat imbalance
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The sinking air of what wind system creates a belt of high pressure that causes weak surface winds?
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Prevailing westerlies
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Trade winds
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Jet streams
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A front forms when middle latitude masses of different characteristics
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Converge
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Separate
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Combine
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Deflect each other
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In a high-pressure system, air sinks so that when it reaches Earth's surface, it spread away from the center.
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- True
- False
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In a low pressure system, air rises, and must be replaced, so net flow is inward toward the center.
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- True
- False
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Meteorologists can determine wind speed and direction by tracking the direction and speed of a...
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Ceilometer
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Barometer
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Radiosonde
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Doppler radar provides a good estimation of...
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Droplet size
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Precipitation types to occur
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Wind speed
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Isobars that are close together indicate a large pressure difference over a large area.
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- True
- False
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