Air Pressure
Which of these locations would experience the lowest pressure?
A. Top of Mt. Everest
B. Sea Level
C. Titanic shipwreck
A. Top of Mt. Everest
What type of front is represented in the photo?
A. Cold
B. Warm
C. Occluded
D. Stationary
D. Stationary
Wind is measured by...
A. Speed and temperature
B. Speed and direction
C. Direction and pressure
D. Direction and temperature
B. Speed and direction
Which of the following factors DOES NOT affect wind?
A. Air friction
B. The Coriolis effect
C. Pressure gradient
D. The greenhouse effect
D. The greenhouse effect
Which air pollutant would most likely kill you if you ran a car in a closed garage?
A. Sulfur dioxide
B. Ground level ozone
C. Carbon Monoxide
D. Particulate Matter
C. Carbon Monoxide
What type of weather is associated with high pressure air systems?
A. Good weather
B. Rainy weather
C. Thunderstorms
D. Snow Storms
A. good weather
What type of air mass would be formed over Canada?
A. cT
B. cP
C. mP
D. mT
cP
Which direction do the polar easterlies blow FROM?
A. From the east
B. From the west
C. From the north
D. From the south
A. From the east
What makes tornadoes in the South more dangerous than tornadoes in the Plains?
A. They are more likely to pop up at night
B. They are generally faster moving
C. They are more likely to happen outside of tornado season
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
There is a lot of smog in L.A. today. Is this an example of a local, regional, or global pollution?
Local
How much water can the air hold if it is 30°C? (PULL UP HUMIDITY CHART!)
30 g/m3
What type of air mass would form over the Gulf of Mexico?
A. mT
B. cT
C. cP
D. mP
A. mT
Which best describes how air flows?
A. From high pressure to low
B. From low pressure to high
C. Air does not flow because of pressure
A. From high pressure to low
What process causes global wind patterns to curve from the earths spinning?
A. Greenhouse effect
B. Coriolis effect
C. Eutrophication
D. Air Pollution
B. Coriolis effect
Which chemical is known for damaging the ozone layer?
A. Sulfur dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. CFCs
D. Particulate Matter
C. CFCs
A temperature inversion happens when…
A. A layer of warm air traps cold air beneath
B. A layer of cold air traps warm air beneath
C. Convection is occurring like normal
A. A layer of warm air traps cold air beneath
A fast moving cold front catches up to and overtakes a warm front. They now become what kind of front?
A. Occluded
B. Stationary
C. Warm
D. Cold
A. Occluded
Which of the following is most responsible for the pressure differences in the air that causes wind?
A. Topography/altitude changes depending on location
B. The Sun heats earth unevenly
C. The spinning of the earth is different speeds in different places
B. The Sun heats earth unevenly
Which type of air front would be most likely to lead to a tornado forming?
A. Warm
B. Cold
C. Occluded
D. Stationary
C. Occluded
Which example of air pollution would be considered anthropogenic?
A. Pollutants released through the burning of fossil fuels
B. Pollutants released through forest decay
C. Pollutants released through volcanic eruptions
A. Pollutants released through the burning of fossil fuels
The atmosphere today can hold up to 50 g/cm^3, but it is only holding 30 g/cm^3. What is the relative humidity?
Formula: (H2O Content / H2O capacity) X 100
60%
A low pressure air mass is moving into your area. What is the weather most likely to be like soon?
A. Sunny and dry
B. Cold and cloudy
C. Warm stormy weather
C. Warm stormy weather
You are sitting on the beach during the day and the wind is blowing toward you from the ocean. The wind you are feeling is a...
A. Sea Breeze
B. Land Breeze
C. Trade Wind
D. Polar Easterlies
A. Sea Breeze
Which two conditions are required for tornadoes to form?
A. Wind Shear and the Coriolis Effect
B. Coriolis Effect and Air Mass Instability
C. Air Mass Instability and Wind Shear
C. Air Mass Instability and Wind Shear
"Good up high, bad nearby" is the slogan associated with which pollutant?
A. Nitrogen dioxide
B. Sulfur dioxide
C. Ground level ozone
D. Carbon monoxide
C. Ground level ozone