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Meteorology Study Guide
1. Density =
2. The three major ingredients in weather are __________________.
3. Almost all aspects of meteorology can be explained by the concept that _______,
_________ air rises
4. The ultimate source of virtually all energy on Earth is _______________.
5. How does the heating of land and water compare?
6. The three main parts of the water cycle are
7. If the temperature increases but the amount of moisture in the air remains the same, the
relative humidity will _______________
8. Earth's weather is primarily caused by the _________________
9. Water occurs in what three forms on Earth
10. As
air becomes moister, it becomes _____________ dense.
11. What is the ultimate source of the Earth’s winds?
12. What factors affect the direction of wind?
13. Heat and moisture are distributed around the Earth by
14. What causes winds and surface water currents to be deflected?
15. The boundary that separates different air masses is called
16. Descending Air, Clear Weather, and Dry Conditions are associated with what kind of
pressure
17. Figure 6 is a picture of what type of front?
Fig. 6
18. Cold, dry air is associated with which air mass?
19. Warm moist air is associated with which air mass?
20. What type of weather is a warm front most likely to produce?
21. Water collecting on the outside of a soda can is an example of _____________?
22. Changing water from a solid state to a liquid state requires
23. The formation of a cloud is called
24. Evaporation occurs most quickly in what kind of weather
25. If the winds shift from the north to the south, the temperature will probably
26. A sea breeze usually originates during the ____________ and flows toward __________.
27. As you get closer to a lake, would you expect the relative humidity to
_________________.
28. In the troposphere, what decreases as you move higher in the atmosphere?
29. Air is a mixture of different gases. What gas is most common in clean, dry air at sea
level?
30. Our oxygen-rich atmosphere developed as a result of
31. We live in what layer of the atmosphere?
32. How do elevation, water vapor and temperature relate to air pressure?
33. Winds blow from areas of _______ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.
34. ________, ___________ Air has the lowest density and therefore the lowest air pressure.
35. Warm moist air rises, expands due to decreasing pressure, cools, and condenses. This
describes the formation of ________.
36. The surface of Earth is covered mostly by
37. Air masses are identified on the basis of temperature and
38. Compared to an inland location, a location on an ocean shore at the same elevation and
latitude is likely to have