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1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols. - ANSWER-a. dark, light b.
triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a weather
map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on the side
toward which - ANSWER-a. the wind is blowing b. the
center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving [2]
d. the air is colder
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
sides of the same frontal boundary, the front is -
ANSWER-a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing and replacing the ______ air
on the other side. - ANSWER-a. cold, warm [2] b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a - ANSWER-a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
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,d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer should
be - ANSWER-a. bought from a hardware store b.
mounted in a shady spot [3]
c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an - ANSWER-a. atomizer b.
humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as a
_______ of what the air could contain, is called the
_______ humidity. - ANSWER-a. ratio, measured b.
percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can contain _______ as the air
temperature ______. - ANSWER-a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
d. stays the same, increases
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ . - ANSWER-a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction - ANSWER-a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
,d. 090
1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to 280
degrees, it is said to be - ANSWER-a. backing b.
gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure - ANSWER-a. to the SE b. to
the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
1-14 Clouds of the _______ form indicate that there is little or no
vertical motion of the air, whereas clouds of the _______ form
indicate that up- and down-drafts are present. - ANSWER-a.
cumulus, stratus b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
1-15 Clouds are divided into ______ , ______ ,
and ______ families according to the heights of
their bases. - ANSWER-a. high, middle, low [5]
b. low, high, extensive vertical development
c. stratus, cumulus, cirrus
d. high, low, surface
1-16 Clouds of extensive vertical development include -
ANSWER-a. stratocumulus and cumulonimbus b.
towering cumulus and nimbostratus
c. towering cumulus and cumulonimbus [6]
nimbostratus and cumulonimbus
d.
, 1-17 The prefix "nimbo" or suffix "nimbus" is attached to a
cloud form when it is - ANSWER-a. dissipating b. lowering
c. raining [6]
d. thickening
1-18 An approaching cold front would be ind icated by ______ , ______, and
______ clouds. - ANSWER-a. cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus [6] b. cirrus,
cirrostratus, altostratus
c. cirrus, cirrocumulus, nimbostratus
d. altocumulus, cirrocumulus, cirrus
1-19 An approaching warm front would be ind icated by ______ , ______, and
______ clouds. - ANSWER-a. cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus b. cirrus,
cirrostratus, altostratus [6]
c. cirrus, cirrocumulus, nimbostratus
d. altocumulus, cirrocumulus, cirrus
1-20 With your arm stretched out and your bottom finger on the
horizon, you observe that the cloud base loses detail at a point on a
sight line that is half your hand high. You estimate the height of the
cloud base to be ______ feet. - ANSWER-a. 2,500 [6, 7] b. 5,000
c. 10,000
d. 25,000
2-1 The most important cause of weather is - ANSWER-a. gravity
b. latent heat of condensation
c. uneven solar heating [11]
d. regions of high and low pressure
2-2 Winds generally blow - ANSWER-a. during daytime
b. toward areas of low pressure [11]
c. toward areas of high pressure
toward areas of low density
d.