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Chapter 10: Weather

Self-Check Quiz

1.
Which statement about the atmosphere and the troposphere is true?
A)The troposphere is part of the atmosphere.
B)The troposphere and atmosphere are unrelated.
C)The troposphere and the atmosphere are the same thing.
D)The atmosphere is part of the troposphere.
2.
To summarize the climate of a particular region, a scientist would need to
A)live there a year.
B)take measurements of wind speed and direction.
C)study long-term weather records.
D)take temperature measurements.
3.
Animals that thrive in cold waters and on icy shores probably live in the
A)tropical zone.
B)polar zone.
C)temperate zone.
D)transition zone.
4.
Which item best describes a cloud?
A)mixture of water and dust in the air
B)mixture of water vapor and dust particles suspended in the air
C)mixture of water droplets and ionized particles in the air
D)mixture of water droplets and dust particles suspended in the air
5.
Water in either liquid or frozen form that falls to earth is termed
A)evaporation.
B)humidity.
C)condensation.
D)precipitation.
6.
The instrument that measures atmospheric, or air, pressure is the
A)anemometer.
B)barometer.
C)thermometer.
D)Doppler radar.
7.
The zone of active weather between two different air masses is termed a(n)
A)aneroid.
B)cloud.
C)troposphere.
D)front.
8.
A hurricane is
A)an area of high pressure that forms in the tropics.
B)the same thing as a tornado.
C)a powerful cyclone that forms over tropical waters.
D)an area of low pressure that forms in polar waters.
9.
Which statement about data gathering for weather forecasting is not true?
A)Weather stations all over the world report conditions daily.
B)Images from weather satellites contribute a "big picture" perspective.
C)Modern technology makes local and remote weather stations obsolete.
D)Radar and Doppler radar provide important information about storms.
10.
Numerical weather prediction is a method that relies on
A)laptop computers at many remote weather stations.
B)computer-created weather models.
C)programs that convert measurements from non-metric to metric values.
D)mathematical education in schools and colleges.
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