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Earth Science Topic #7 Review Game
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A weather instrument is shown below.
Which weather variable is
measured by this instrument?
a. wind speed
b. precipitation
c. cloud cover
d. air pressure
In the diagram below, arrows represent air movement near an ocean
coastline on a summer afternoon.
Compared to the air over
the ocean, the air over
the land has a
a. lower temperature and
lower
barometric
pressure
b. lower temperature and
higher
barometric
pressure
c. higher temperature
and lower barometric
pressure
d. higher temperature
and higher barometric
pressure
The air over the Equator generally rises because the air is
a. dry and cool with low density
b. moist and hot with low density
c. moist and cool with high density
d. dry and hot with high density
The diagram below represents the wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperatures on a
sling psychrometer
What was the relative humidity of the air when
these temperatures were recorded?
a. 5%
b. 17%
c. 20%
d. 63%
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
C
B
D
Which statement best explains how atmospheric dust particles
influence the water cycle?
a. Dust particles are the main source of dissolved salts in the sea.
b. Dust particles increase the capacity of the atmosphere to hold
water vapor.
c. Dust particles increase the amount of evaporation that takes
place.
d. Dust particles provide surfaces on which water vapor can
condense.
The properties of an air mass are mostly determined by the
a. rate of Earth’s rotation
b. direction of Earth’s surface winds
c. source region where the air mass formed
d. path the air mass follows along a land surface
The weather map
below shows a
portion of a lowpressure system.
Which front will
most likely pass
over location A
during the next
two hours'?
a. warm
b. stationary
c. occluded
d. cold
The map below shows a low-pressure system located over an
area in the south-central United States.
In the next few days, because of the prevailing
winds, the air mass will probably move toward the
a. southeast
b. northeast
c. southwest
d. northwest
The map below shows surface air temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit,
reported by weather stations in the north-central United States. Letter X
represents an air mass moving in the direction shown by the arrow. A line
marks a frontal boundary advancing in a southeasterly direction.
Which weathermap symbols best
represent airmass X and the
frontal boundary
shown on the
map?
A
B
C
D
An air mass that originates over the northern
Pacific Ocean and moves southward over the
United States would most likely be labeled on a
weather map as
a. mP
b. mT
c. cP
d. cT
Base your answer on the weather map of North America below. The map
shows the location of a front and the air mass influencing its movement.
The cP air mass is identified on
the basis of its temperature and
a. wind direction
b. cloud cover
c. moisture content
d. windspeed
Which station model represents an atmospheric
pressure of 1,009.2 millibars and a temperature of
75°F?
A
C
B
D
In which direction do the surface winds blow around a
high-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. clockwise and inward
b. clockwise and outward
c. counterclockwise and inward
d. counterclockwise and outward
Base your answer
on the weather
map below, which
shows a lowpressure system
over the central
United States.
Isobars are
labeled in
millibars. Points A,
B, C, and D
represent
locations on
Earth's surface.
Which location is most likely
experiencing the fastest wind
speed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A
B
C
D
The table below shows air temperatures and dew point
temperatures at different elevations above sea level.
Clouds that form at an elevation of 3 kilometers
will most likely be composed of
a. raindrops
b. ozone
c. ice crystals
d. sleet
What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb
temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb
temperature is 14°C?
a.
b.
c.
d.
90%
80%
14%
13%
Which natural event directly results in the
periodic cleaning of the atmosphere?
a. volcanic eruptions
b. transpiration
c. radiation
d. precipitation
The graph below shows air
temperature for an area near
the Earth's surface during a
12-hour period.
Which graph best illustrates the probable change in air pressure during the
same time period?
A
C
B
D
Which map best represents the surface wind pattern around a
Northern Hemisphere high-pressure center?
A
C
B
D
Which graph best shows the general relationship between altitude and
temperature in the troposphere?
A
B
C
D
An air temperature of 30°C is equal to
a. –22°F
b. –2°F
c. 74°F
d. 86°F
Great volcanic eruptions send dust and ash into the stratosphere.
Weeks after such great eruptions, air temperatures are often
a. cooler than normal because the atmosphere is less transparent
b. cooler than normal because the atmosphere is more transparent
c. warmer than normal because the atmosphere is less transparent
d. warmer than normal because the atmosphere is more transparent
Which station model correctly represents the weather conditions
in an area that is experiencing winds from the northeast at 25
knots and has had a steady drop in barometric pressure of 2.7
millibars during the last three hours?
A
C
B
D
Which statement best explains why the position of the polar front
jet stream varies with the seasons?
a. Rising air compresses and cools in winter.
b. Water heats and cools more rapidly than land in winter.
c. Prevailing winds reverse direction in summer.
d. The vertical rays of the Sun shift north of the equator in summer.
Which map best represents the surface wind pattern associated
with high-pressure and low-pressure systems in the Northern
Hemisphere?
A
C
B
D
The graph below shows the air temperature and dewpoint temperature at
one location at four different times during one morning.
At what time was the chance of
precipitation the greatest?
a. 1 a.m.
b. 5 a.m.
c. 3 a.m.
d. 7 a.m.
Which weather variable can be determined by using a
psychrometer?
a. barometric pressure
b. cloud cover
c. relative humidity
d. wind speed
Which weather station model for a New York State location
indicates that snow may be about to fall?
A
B
C
D
Which weather station model shows the highest relative
humidity?
A
C
B
D