METR 1102 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
ACTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Which area would you expect to have smaller diurnal temperature ranges (assuming all other
factors are equal)? - CORRECT ANSWER Costal Cities
What is used as an index for fuel consumption? - CORRECT ANSWER Heating degree
days
The heat index (HI) is based on the apparent temperature, which is a combination of air
temperature and ____. - CORRECT ANSWER relative humidity
Frost forms when: - CORRECT ANSWER the dew point is 32°F or below
Which cloud is least likely to produce precipitation that reaches the ground? - CORRECT
ANSWER cirrocumulus
When naming clouds, the term "stratus", or "strato", means ____ clouds. - CORRECT
ANSWER layer
The Coriolis force is the force that causes the wind to blow. - CORRECT ANSWER False
On an upper-air chart, the wind aloft tends to blow ____. - CORRECT ANSWER parallel
to the isobars or contours
If a rising, unsaturated air parcel is colder and heavier than the air surrounding at all levels, the
atmosphere is ____. - CORRECT ANSWER absolutely stable
The atmosphere around Earth would rush off into space if the upward-directed pressure gradient
force were not exactly balanced by ____. - CORRECT ANSWER gravity
ACTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Which area would you expect to have smaller diurnal temperature ranges (assuming all other
factors are equal)? - CORRECT ANSWER Costal Cities
What is used as an index for fuel consumption? - CORRECT ANSWER Heating degree
days
The heat index (HI) is based on the apparent temperature, which is a combination of air
temperature and ____. - CORRECT ANSWER relative humidity
Frost forms when: - CORRECT ANSWER the dew point is 32°F or below
Which cloud is least likely to produce precipitation that reaches the ground? - CORRECT
ANSWER cirrocumulus
When naming clouds, the term "stratus", or "strato", means ____ clouds. - CORRECT
ANSWER layer
The Coriolis force is the force that causes the wind to blow. - CORRECT ANSWER False
On an upper-air chart, the wind aloft tends to blow ____. - CORRECT ANSWER parallel
to the isobars or contours
If a rising, unsaturated air parcel is colder and heavier than the air surrounding at all levels, the
atmosphere is ____. - CORRECT ANSWER absolutely stable
The atmosphere around Earth would rush off into space if the upward-directed pressure gradient
force were not exactly balanced by ____. - CORRECT ANSWER gravity
