Question 1

A parcel of air can be cooled by expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A parcel of air shoved upward into atmospheric air in a state of stability will expand and become cooler

Accepted Answer

A) than the surrounding air. 
B) reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air. 
C) but not as cool as the surrounding air. 
D) then warmer as it rises. 
A) than the surrounding air. 
B) reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air. 
C) but not as cool as the surrounding air. 
D) then warmer as it rises. A

Question 3

Raindrops in a summer rainstorm may have actually started as ice crystals at high altitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Longer periods of drizzle, rain, or snow are usually associated with which cloud type?

Accepted Answer

A) stratus 
B) cumulus 
C) cirrus 
D) None of the above. 
A) stratus 
B) cumulus 
C) cirrus 
D) None of the above.

Question 5

After the eye of a hurricane passes over you, thunderstorms and high winds resume, but now blowing in the opposite direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air, towering cumulus clouds form, often resulting in thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to liquid water,

Accepted Answer

A) dew falls to the ground. 
B) it rains or snows. 
C) a cloud forms. 
D) All of the above. 
A) dew falls to the ground. 
B) it rains or snows. 
C) a cloud forms. 
D) All of the above.

Question 8

A parcel of air that rises undergoes

Accepted Answer

A) turbulent heating. 
B) cooling by expansion. 
C) compressional cooling. 
D) isothermal expansion. 
A) turbulent heating. 
B) cooling by expansion. 
C) compressional cooling. 
D) isothermal expansion.

Question 9

How does the average amount of water that returns to the oceans by precipitation compare to the water that leaves by evaporation?

Accepted Answer

A) Evaporation is greater than precipitation. 
B) Precipitation and evaporation are equal. 
C) Precipitation is greater than evaporation. 
D) There is no pattern that can be generalized. 
A) Evaporation is greater than precipitation. 
B) Precipitation and evaporation are equal. 
C) Precipitation is greater than evaporation. 
D) There is no pattern that can be generalized.

Question 10

The western slopes of mountains are moist and forested, whereas the eastern slopes are dry and have grassland or desert vegetation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Most of the great deserts in the world are located

Accepted Answer

A) near the equator. 
B) 30˚ north or south latitude. 
C) 60˚ north or south latitude. 
D) deserts can be found at any latitude. 
A) near the equator. 
B) 30˚ north or south latitude. 
C) 60˚ north or south latitude. 
D) deserts can be found at any latitude.

Question 12

A warm front forms when

Accepted Answer

A) a cold air mass displaces warmer air. 
B) masses of cold air and warm air move past one another in opposite directions. 
C) the Sun warms a stationary cold air mass. 
D) a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air. 
A) a cold air mass displaces warmer air. 
B) masses of cold air and warm air move past one another in opposite directions. 
C) the Sun warms a stationary cold air mass. 
D) a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air.

Question 13

In the diagram below, the parcel of air will

Accepted Answer

A) continue to rise. 
B) stay at the same altitude. 
C) fall. 
D) rise or fall, depending on the humidity. 
A) continue to rise. 
B) stay at the same altitude. 
C) fall. 
D) rise or fall, depending on the humidity.

Question 14

Clouds that are gray have larger water droplets than do white clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

On the eastern side of mountains in Oregon and Washington the air tends to

Accepted Answer

A) be warm and dry. 
B) be cool and moist. 
C) lose much of its moisture as it moves downslope. 
D) cool as it is compressed. 
A) be warm and dry. 
B) be cool and moist. 
C) lose much of its moisture as it moves downslope. 
D) cool as it is compressed.

Question 16

A condition that lifts a parcel of air to form cumulus clouds is

Accepted Answer

A) differential heating. 
B) mountain barriers. 
C) a cold front. 
D) All of the above. 
A) differential heating. 
B) mountain barriers. 
C) a cold front. 
D) All of the above.

Question 17

The average density of liquid water in a cloud is 1 gram per cubic centimeter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The phenomenon known as El Ni-o

Accepted Answer

A) describes the high pressure system over the ocean west of South America. 
B) is the upwelling of cooler water with dissolved nutrients. 
C) is responsible for the large fishing industry off the coast of Peru. 
D) is believed to be related to worldwide changes in weather. 
A) describes the high pressure system over the ocean west of South America. 
B) is the upwelling of cooler water with dissolved nutrients. 
C) is responsible for the large fishing industry off the coast of Peru. 
D) is believed to be related to worldwide changes in weather.

Question 19

-From this graph, estimate the temperature of a parcel of air that has risen to 400 m.

Accepted Answer

A) 26ºC 
B) 27.5ºC 
C) 25ºC 
D) 1.5ºC 
A) 26ºC 
B) 27.5ºC 
C) 25ºC 
D) 1.5ºC

Question 20

The cooling rate for expanding dry air is about 10ºC cooling for each km gain in altitude.The cooling rate observed when water vapor in the air condenses is

Accepted Answer

A) generally greater. 
B) generally lesser. 
C) the same. 
D) sometimes greater, sometimes lesser. 
A) generally greater. 
B) generally lesser. 
C) the same. 
D) sometimes greater, sometimes lesser.

Exam 23: Weather and Climate

A parcel of air can be cooled by expansion.

A parcel of air shoved upward into atmospheric air in a state of stability will expand and become cooler

Raindrops in a summer rainstorm may have actually started as ice crystals at high altitudes.

Longer periods of drizzle, rain, or snow are usually associated with which cloud type?

After the eye of a hurricane passes over you, thunderstorms and high winds resume, but now blowing in the opposite direction.

When a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air, towering cumulus clouds form, often resulting in thunderstorms.

When water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to liquid water,

A parcel of air that rises undergoes

How does the average amount of water that returns to the oceans by precipitation compare to the water that leaves by evaporation?

The western slopes of mountains are moist and forested, whereas the eastern slopes are dry and have grassland or desert vegetation.

Most of the great deserts in the world are located

A warm front forms when

In the diagram below, the parcel of air will

Clouds that are gray have larger water droplets than do white clouds.

On the eastern side of mountains in Oregon and Washington the air tends to

A condition that lifts a parcel of air to form cumulus clouds is

The average density of liquid water in a cloud is 1 gram per cubic centimeter.

The phenomenon known as El Ni-o

-From this graph, estimate the temperature of a parcel of air that has risen to 400 m.

The cooling rate for expanding dry air is about 10ºC cooling for each km gain in altitude.The cooling rate observed when water vapor in the air condenses is

What Is Science

Motion

Energy

Heat and Temperature

Wave Motions and Sound

Electricity

Light

Atoms and Periodic Properties

Chemical Bonds

Chemical Reactions

Water and Solutions

Organic Chemistry

Nuclear Reactions

The Universe

The Solar System

Earth in Space

Rocks and Minerals

Plate Tectonics

Building Earths Surface

Shaping Earths Surface

Geologic Time

The Atmosphere of Earth

Earths Waters

Filters