ATM S 103 Midterm Practice
Questions With Answers
Prior to World War II, what did the word kamikaze refer to?
A) coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean that was struck by many severe storms
B) A "divine wind" that saved Japan from two Mongol invasions
C) An elite legion of Japanese samurai warriors
D) An ancient civilization in Japan that worshipped a weather god - ANSWER
A) coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean that was struck by many severe storms
Which of the following gives the best indication of the closeness of an air
parcel to saturation?
A) Its saturation vapor pressure
B) Its dew point temperature
C) Its relative humidity - ANSWER C) Its relative humidity
How does the behavior of water molecules in ice compare to the behavior of
water molecules in water vapor?
A) Water molecules in ice are connected by many bonds while water
molecules in water vapor are only very rarely
B) Water molecules in ice are bonded together in large triangles while water
molecules in water vapor are bonded together in small triangles
C) Water molecules in ice are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen
,atom while water molecules in water vapor are made of one hydrogen atom
and one oxygen atom
D) The number and configuration of bonds connecting water molecules to
each other in ice and water vapor are the same - ANSWER A) Water
molecules in ice are connected by many bonds while water molecules in
water vapor are only very rarely
An increase in temperature would cause:
A) Increase in both dew point and relative humidity
B) Increase in dew point and decrease in relative humidity
C) Dew point remain the same and decrease in relative humidity
D) Both dew point and relative humidity remain the same - ANSWER C) Dew
point remain the same and decrease in relative humidity
Consider three one-liter samples of air at a temperature of 90F. The dew
points of each sample are listed below. Which dew point corresponds to the
sample with the largest number of water vapor molecules?
A) 60 F
B) 30 F
C) -10 F
D) All three samples have the same number of water vapor molecules -
ANSWER A) 60 F
, What is the difference between the air pressure and the vapor pressure?
A) The air pressure increases as altitude increases while the vapor pressure
remains constant with height
B) The air pressure quantifies the force exerted by all molecules in a sample
of air except water vapor while the vapor pressure quantifies the force
exerted by all gaseous molecules in a sample of air including water vapor
C) The air pressure quantifies the total force exerted by a sample of air while
the vapor pressure quantifies only the force exerted by water vapor
molecules
D) There is no difference; air pressure and vapor pressure are the same thing
- ANSWER C) The air pressure quantifies the total force exerted by a sample
of air while the vapor pressure quantifies only the force exerted by water
vapor molecules
Which of the following must be associated with a change in the saturation
vapor pressure of an air parcel?
A) Changes in its dew point temperature
B) Changes in its temperature
C) Changes in its pressure
D) None of the above - ANSWER B) Changes in its temperature
Questions With Answers
Prior to World War II, what did the word kamikaze refer to?
A) coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean that was struck by many severe storms
B) A "divine wind" that saved Japan from two Mongol invasions
C) An elite legion of Japanese samurai warriors
D) An ancient civilization in Japan that worshipped a weather god - ANSWER
A) coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean that was struck by many severe storms
Which of the following gives the best indication of the closeness of an air
parcel to saturation?
A) Its saturation vapor pressure
B) Its dew point temperature
C) Its relative humidity - ANSWER C) Its relative humidity
How does the behavior of water molecules in ice compare to the behavior of
water molecules in water vapor?
A) Water molecules in ice are connected by many bonds while water
molecules in water vapor are only very rarely
B) Water molecules in ice are bonded together in large triangles while water
molecules in water vapor are bonded together in small triangles
C) Water molecules in ice are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen
,atom while water molecules in water vapor are made of one hydrogen atom
and one oxygen atom
D) The number and configuration of bonds connecting water molecules to
each other in ice and water vapor are the same - ANSWER A) Water
molecules in ice are connected by many bonds while water molecules in
water vapor are only very rarely
An increase in temperature would cause:
A) Increase in both dew point and relative humidity
B) Increase in dew point and decrease in relative humidity
C) Dew point remain the same and decrease in relative humidity
D) Both dew point and relative humidity remain the same - ANSWER C) Dew
point remain the same and decrease in relative humidity
Consider three one-liter samples of air at a temperature of 90F. The dew
points of each sample are listed below. Which dew point corresponds to the
sample with the largest number of water vapor molecules?
A) 60 F
B) 30 F
C) -10 F
D) All three samples have the same number of water vapor molecules -
ANSWER A) 60 F
, What is the difference between the air pressure and the vapor pressure?
A) The air pressure increases as altitude increases while the vapor pressure
remains constant with height
B) The air pressure quantifies the force exerted by all molecules in a sample
of air except water vapor while the vapor pressure quantifies the force
exerted by all gaseous molecules in a sample of air including water vapor
C) The air pressure quantifies the total force exerted by a sample of air while
the vapor pressure quantifies only the force exerted by water vapor
molecules
D) There is no difference; air pressure and vapor pressure are the same thing
- ANSWER C) The air pressure quantifies the total force exerted by a sample
of air while the vapor pressure quantifies only the force exerted by water
vapor molecules
Which of the following must be associated with a change in the saturation
vapor pressure of an air parcel?
A) Changes in its dew point temperature
B) Changes in its temperature
C) Changes in its pressure
D) None of the above - ANSWER B) Changes in its temperature
