1.

The amount of force exerted over an area of surface is called:

a. weight.
b. temperature.
c. density.
d. pressure.
2. The flat top of a thunderstorm about 30,000 or 10 km high would mark the top of the:
a. ozone layer.
b. stratosphere.
c. troposphere.
d. atmosphere.
3. This process causes rising air to cool.
a. Evaporation
b. Compression
c. Condensation
d. Expansion

4. Which of the following gases are mainly responsible for the atmospheric greenhouse
effect in the earth's atmosphere?
a. Ozone and oxygen
b. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
c. Water vapor and carbon dioxide
d. Oxygen and nitrogen
5. The primary cause of a radiation inversion is:
a. solar radiation absorbed by the earth's surface.
b. solar radiation reflected by the earth's surface.
c. infrared radiation absorbed by the earth's surface.
d. infrared radiation emitted by the earth's surface.
6. A middle cloud that sometimes forms in parallel waves or bands is:
a. altocumulus.
b. stratocumulus.
c. cirrocumulus.
d. cumulonimbus.
.7
Dry air will always have a low dew point temperature and a low relative humidity.
True
False
.8
The vertical motion of air caused by sun heating the ground is called:
a. convection.
b. orographic lifting.
c. convergence.
d. subsidence.
.9
The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant:
a. altitude.
b. wind direction.
c. density.
d. pressure.
.10
Devastating fires that occur in southern California during the fall are often spread by:
a. monsoon winds.
 b. trade winds.
c. sea breezes.
d. Santa Ana winds.
.11
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is located near 30o latitude.
True
False
.12
Which of the following is not correct concerning a warm front?
a. It normally moves more slowly than a cold front.
b. It has warm air ahead (in advance) of it.
c. It is associated with rising air motions.
d. In winter it is usually associated with stratiform clouds.
.13
In winter, thunderstorms are most likely to form along:
a. cold fronts.
b. stationary fronts.
c. warm fronts.
d. occluded fronts.
.14
An ensemble forecast:
a. involves running several forecast models, each with slightly different initial
conditions.
b. is usually done without the help of computers.
c. involves running a forecast model for many consecutive days and averaging
the results.
d. isn't particularly helpful when the atmosphere is chaotic.
.15
An ordinary cell thunderstorm is most intense during the ________ stage.
a. mature
b. multicell
c. dissipating
d. cumulus
.16
About equal numbers of clockwise- and counterclockwise-rotating tornadoes are observed
in the United States every year.
True
False
.17
Most of the damage caused by hurricanes is due to their strong winds.
True
False
.18
Which of the following cities would most likely have a dry summer?
a. Baltimore, Maryland
b. Denver, Colorado
c. Chicago, Illinois
d. Los Angeles, California
.19
________regions occupy more land area than any other climate type.
a. Mediterranean
 b. Moist
c. Tropical monsoon
d. Dry
.20
Global temperatures today are:
a. the lowest they've been during the past 1000 years.
b. about average compared to the past 1000 years.
c. lower than the average for the past 1000 years.
d. the highest they've been during the past 1000 years.
.21
Some of the warmest years in the twentieth century occurred during the 1990s. Large
volcanic eruptions such as the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines, which
injected an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, are thought to
cause small increases in mean global surface temperatures that can persist for one to three
years following the eruption.
True
False
.22
Secondary air pollutants:
a. form as a results of chemical reactions involving primary pollutants.
b. require sunny skies to form.
c. never form during foggy conditions.
d. are usually composed of carbon monoxide.
.23
Particulate air pollution is especially problematic:
a. for people with cardiac and/or respiratory problems.
b. for teenagers and young adults.
c. in remote oceanic regions.
d. in rural areas far removed from primary pollution sources.
.24
________can sometimes be seen near the upper rim of a setting or rising sun.
a. A glory
b. A corona
c. A sun pillar
d. The green flash
.25
Although rare, the sun can appear blue when an abundance of similarly-sized smoke or dust
particles selectively scatter red light.
True
False
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