time

Question 1

important factor in tropical cyclone development

Answer 1

coriolis force, air pressure, water temperature

Question 2

Which is not a risk to aviation safety

Answer 2

el nino

Question 3

Tropical cyclone mitigation factor

Answer 3

low water temperature, wind shear, large land masses

Question 4

These storms have a cold core and can stretch over 1,000 miles

Answer 4

mid latitude cyclone

Question 5

Which storm type does not form along frontal boundaries

Answer 5

hurricanes

Question 6

How did people keep time before the advent of clocks?

Answer 6

looking at the sun and stars, daily tasks such as milking a cow, observing the monthly cycle of the moon

Question 7

What issue did the creation of America’s rail network encounter early on?

Answer 7

scheduling problems

Question 8

Major impact of cheap, accurate watches on America:

Answer 8

Sporting events become regularly scheduled, Being punctual becomes fashionable, Cooking recipes become standardized

Question 9

How does your phone know where you are? (one - three words)

Answer 9

triangulation, satellite stamps, time stamps, satellite time stamp

Question 10

When did people begin to work on artificial time?

Answer 10

During the industrial Revolution

Question 11

Why do U.S. submarines use an 18 hour day when at sea?

Answer 11

More efficient use of space and personnel resources onboard

Question 12

Why is a leap second periodically added to U.S. standard time?

Answer 12

Earth’s rotation slowing down

Question 13

Heading east you go back in time 24 hours after crossing the International Date Line

Answer 13

true

Question 14

About how high can sprites reach?

Answer 14

30 to 60 miles up

Question 15

What continent is home to the most frequent lightning strikes?

Answer 15

Africa

Question 16

The Equator connects all points halfway between which two points?

Answer 16

North and South poles

Question 17

The stunning northern lights (shown) are known as the:

Answer 17

Aurora borealis

Question 18

the layer of the atmosphere in which meteors burn up

Answer 18

mesosphere

Question 19

earth north pole points towards

Answer 19

polaris

Question 20

a high cloud composed of ice crystals with a feathery appearance

Answer 20

cirrus

Question 21

at high latitude, earths radiates ______ energy in relation to energy received

Answer 21

more

Question 22

These rays have the highest frequency and shortest wavelength:

Answer 22

gamma

Question 23

These storms have warm cores:

Answer 23

hurricanes

Question 24

Without the influence of coriolis force air would flow

Answer 24

perpendicular to the pressure gradient

Question 25

The atmosphere is heated mostly by

Answer 25

Counter-radiation from earth's surface

Question 26

earths rotational speed ____ as you move away from the equator

Answer 26

decreases

Question 27

opposite of sublimation (solid to gas)

Answer 27

deposition (gas to solid)

Question 28

The cooling of an air mass due to expansion

Answer 28

adiabatic cooling

Question 29

The lifting of air over mountains

Answer 29

orographic uplift (oro means mountain)

Question 30

Over a six month period, the subpolar point migrates across __ degrees of latitude

Answer 30

47

Question 31

As you move away from the equator's latitude the troposphere

Answer 31

becomes thinner

Question 32

The heat-index temperature is measured by __________.

Answer 32

relative humidity and temperature

Question 33

a boulder perched on a cliff is an example of this type of energy

Answer 33

potential

Question 34

Which location has the lowest annual temperature range

Answer 34

at a low latitude and near the ocean

Question 35

Which is false with regards to wind shear

Answer 35

Strong shear fosters hurricane development

Question 36

All locations on earth receive 12 hours of daylight:

Answer 36

equinox

Question 37

The path Earth follows as it orbits the sun is known as the

Answer 37

Plane of the ecliptic

Question 38

Smallest on the synoptic storm scale

Answer 38

single cell thunderstorms

Question 39

At sea level there are ___ pounds per square inch pf air pressure on average

Answer 39

14.7

Question 40

Which is a main characteristic of the stratosphere?

Answer 40

permanent temperature inversion

Question 41

Koppen Climate type found in the Southern California

Answer 41

Csa

Question 42

Lines of Equal temperature are known as

Answer 42

isotherms

Question 43

When the sun is directly above the Equator:

Answer 43

Equinox

Question 44

Where are the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?

Answer 44

23.5 degrees north and south of the equator

Question 45

In measuring East and West where is 0 degrees longitude?

Answer 45

Prime Meridian

Question 46

How many degrees can we go away from the equator before approaching it again?

Answer 46

90

Question 47

Which compass direction is the sun always in from all vantage points in the continental U.S.?

Answer 47

South

Question 48

Sprites are found in this layer of the atmosphere: (one word)

Answer 48

Mesosphere

Question 49

The most powerful bolts of lightning discharge over 1 billion volts of electricity

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Why is earth's airglow layer visible from space?

Answer 50

Energy transfer from the sun to the atmosphere

Question 51

How were sprites discovered?

Answer 51

USAF Pilots

Question 52

The global electromagnetic circuit generated and excited by lightning discharges:

Answer 52

Schumann resonance

Question 53

About how hot is lightning?

Answer 53

4-5 times hotter than the sun

Question 54

About how often does lightning flash worldwide?

Answer 54

2,000 times a minute

Question 55

Which is false regarding the Thermosphere?

Answer 55

Air pressure is over 10,000 hPa

Question 56

Using rocks as clocks is known as _______ time

Answer 56

geologic

Question 57

What was the primary factor that determined the boundaries of American time zones?

Answer 57

Railroad line end points

Question 58

What two times did ships need in order to determine their longitude?

Answer 58

Local time on-board and time at origin

Question 59

How did accurate clocks change medicine beginning in the 16th century?

Answer 59

Ability to record a pulse rate

Question 60

Cold fronts are indicated with triangles pointing away from their paths

Answer 60

FALSE

Question 61

A north easter is this type of storm

Answer 61

mid-latitude cyclone

Question 62

This type of storm has a warm core

Answer 62

hurricane, tropical cyclone, typhoon