test 19

Question 1

study of the atmosphere

Answer 1

meteorology

Question 2

measures atmospheric pressure

Answer 2

barometer

Question 3

wind blows from ___ to low ___

Answer 3

high pressure / pressure

Question 4

wind circulate around cyclone in the ___ in the northern hemisphere

Answer 4

counterclockwise direction

Question 4

when lands absorb the suns energy more rapidly than water does it cause ___

Answer 4

a sea breeze

Question 5

pollen grains and dust particles below -3.0c

Answer 5

freezing nuclei

Question 6

when ___ freezing rain actually freezes

Answer 6

when a raindrop hits a solid object

Question 6

never produces rain

Answer 6

cirrus cloud

Question 6

process that forms frost

Answer 6

deposition

Question 7

prefix used when naming mid-altitude cloud type

Answer 7

alto

Question 8

example is a mountain breeze

Answer 8

local wind

Question 9

units that absolute humidity is measured at

Answer 9

grams per cubic meter

Question 9

harnesses energy from the atmosphere

Answer 9

wind energy

Question 10

because freezing and boiling points of water is easily produced scientist use them to ___

Answer 10

anchor temperature scales

Question 10

blow from high pressure to low pressure

Answer 10

chinooks

Question 10

increases as latitude increases

Answer 10

coriolis effect

Question 11

___ exists as liquid many degrees below freezing

Answer 11

supercooled cloud droplets

Question 12

brings rain

Answer 12

nimbus cloud

Question 12

the ___ the temperature of air, the more moisture of air

Answer 12

higher

Question 12

wind farms ___ adverse effects on the environment

Answer 12

produce

Question 12

the atmospheric region above the equator creates a permanent ___

Answer 12

low pressure

Question 13

dew forms when a ___ cools below the freezing point

Answer 13

surface

Question 14

measures in %ange

Answer 14

hygrometer

Question 15

measures in compass degrees

Answer 15

wind vane

Question 16

measures in knots

Answer 16

anemometer

Question 17

three types of solid precipitation

Answer 17

snow, sleet, hail

Question 17

measures in lb/in², pa, and other units

Answer 17

barometer

Question 18

kind of renewable energy that dosnt produce precipitation

Answer 18

wind turbines

Question 19

three basic cloud shapes

Answer 19

stratus, cumulus, and cirrus

Question 20

process when raindrops from large clouds fall and collect other cloud droplets

Answer 20

coalescence

Question 21

rate of change of air pressure between two points in the atmosphere

Answer 21

pressure gradient

Question 22

local winds that blow along a coast during the night and early morning

Answer 22

land breeze

Question 22

global winds that blow from the east

Answer 22

easterlies or trade winds

Question 23

measures air humidity

Answer 23

hygrometer

Question 24

the direction the air within a cyclone moves in the southern hemisphere

Answer 24

clockwise direction

Question 25

boiling point of water

Answer 25

100c?212F

Question 25

freezing point of water

Answer 25

0c/32F