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$May 26-27, 2121 - Unit 3 Test

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Question 1
1.

What is known as the daily conditions in the atmosphere of a local area?

Question 2
2.

What is known as water that falls to Earth from the clouds?

Question 3
3.

Which of the following is the main reason for different weather on Earth?

Question 4
4.

What is known as the average weather in an area averaged over a long period of time?

Question 5
5.

Which of the following is not a factor to help determine the climate of an area?

Question 6
6.
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Weather
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can be predicted for up to 10 days
Climate
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includes measurements such as temperature and precipitation.
Weather
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divided into several zones around the world
Climate
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observed and measured over a long period of time.
Question 7
7.

What changes the form of precipitation that falls onto land?

Question 8
8.

What is known as the boundaries between air masses of different characteristics?

Question 9
9.

Match the description of each weather front.

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cold
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a period of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
occluded
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gentle rain showers
warm
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clear skies or partly cloudy skies
stationary
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A mix of rain and thunderstorms
Question 10
10.

The study of the weather and the atmosphere is known as

Question 11
11.

What is a pictorial representation of the current weather conditions in a local area?

Question 12
12.

What weather feature is measured in millibars (mb)?

Question 13
13.

What weather feature is measured in Fahrenheit so that the air would have to be cooled to become saturated and for water vapor in the air to condese?

Question 14
14.

How would the atmospheric pressure of 1157.6 be recorded on a station model?

Question 15
15.

Wind direction is represented by arrow orientation. The wind barb, representing the tail of the arrow, points opposite of the direction of the wind.

Use the image below to answer questions 16 - 19.
Question 16
16.

What is the cloud coverage on this station model?

Question 17
17.

What is the weather on this station model?

Question 18
18.

What direction is the wind blowing from?

Question 19
19.

What is the temperature?

Question 20
20.

What is the dew point?

Question 21
21.

Which of the following has the weather station model examples has the highest windspeed?

Question 22
22.

Match the weather tool with its function.

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hygrometer
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Used to measure wind speed.
anemometer
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Used to measure atmospheric pressure.
barometer
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used to measure humidity in the atmosphere.
Use the map below to answer questions 23 - 25.
Question 23
23.

Which city has the highest temperature?

Question 24
24.

Which city has the highest windspeed?

Question 25
25.

Which area of the United States is showing the highest amounts of air pressure?

For questions 26 - 30, convert the temperatures.

Notes:
Celsius to Fahrenheit = (Temperature in Celsius × 9/5) + 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius = (Temperature in Fahrenheit − 32) × 5/9
Question 26
26.

0°F

Question 27
27.

32°F

Question 28
28.

98°F

Question 29
29.

100°C

Question 30
30.

25°C