Question | Answer |
______ is defined as the state of the atmosphere at some place and time. | Weather |
Climate is defined as weather conditions at some locality averaged over a standard period of____ years. | 30 |
The climate of some locality governs | a. the type of crops that can be cultivated b. the fresh water supply c. the average heating and cooling requirements for homes *d All of the above are correct |
Depending on local topography, the maximum range of broadcasts of the NOAA weather radio is about ____ kilometers. | 65 |
______ is used to describe the weight of the overlying air. | Pressure |
____ pressure systems are usually accompanied by fair weather and _____ pressure systems are usually accompanied by stormy weather. | High......Low |
_______ is (are) typically found near the center of a high pressure system. | Light winds/calm air |
Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds in a high pressure system blow | clockwise and outward. |
From your experience, weather systems usually cross the United States in | several days |
Weather systems in the middle latitudes of the Earth generally move in the direction towards the | east |
Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds blow ____ about the center of a low pressure center. | counterclockwise and outward |
Air temperatures tend to be relatively low to the _________ of a low pressure system | north and west |
As a general rule, lows that track from west to east across southern Canada produce _____ precipitation compared to lows that track along the Gulf of Mexico coast. | less |
An air mass is a huge volume of air that is relatively uniform horizontally in | both temperature and humidity |
A front is a narrow zone of transition between air masses that contrast in | temperature and/or humidity |
The temperature and moisture characteristics of an air mass depend on | the properties of the surface over which the air mass resides and travels. |
Often associated with a front is (are) | a. cloudiness, b. precipitation, c. ascending air, *D All of the above are correct. |
At the same humidity (water vapor concentration) a cold air mass is ____ a warm air mass. | denser than |
Most cloudiness and precipitation associated with a cold front occur as a relatively ____ band along | |