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Science 5/5
Climate Change, Weather, and Atmosphere Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the northern hemisphere was is it cooler during the wintertime? | because there are fewer hours of daylight |
| Which scale is used to measure tornadoes? | Enhanced Fujita Scale |
| Which scale is used to measure hurricanes? | Saffir-Simpson Scale |
| In the northern hemisphere in which direction does a low pressure system tend to rotate? | counterclockwise |
| In the northern hemisphere in which direction does a high pressure system tend to rotate? | clockwise |
| What type of gases in the air cause both natural and man-made warming? | greenhouse gases |
| What type of cloud is often pancake shaped? | stratus |
| What type of stratus clouds are rain clouds? | nimbostratus |
| What are the "fluffy" summer clouds? | cumulus |
| What types of clouds are the "fluffy" rain clouds? | cumulonimbus |
| What types of clouds may contain a strong thunderstorm, perhaps even get violent enough to create a tornado? | cumulonimbus |
| Winds blow from areas of what pressure to what pressure? | high to low |
| What are isobars? | The lines where all of the air pressure are equal around either a low or high pressure system. |
| What process moves energy from Earth's surface to high in the troposphere? | Convection |
| What is a reasonable guess for the UV index if it is 95 degrees out with no rain and no clouds and winds out of the south? | 10 |
| What is dew point? | the temperature to which air has to be cooled to become saturated |
| What is the relative humidity whenever the air is saturated? | 100% |
| What is the relation between the temperature and the dew point when the air is saturated? | they are the same |
| What is climate based on? | temperature and precipitation for 30 years |
| Which question concerning world climate cannot be answered using the scientific method? | Does the government need to make laws to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? |
| What role do condensation nuclei play in creating clouds/rain? | They provide the surface onto which water vapor in the air can condense to become liquid water, which can then fall from the cloud as rain. |
| About how much carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere today? | 400 parts/million |
| About how much carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere in the year 1850? | about 300 parts/million |
| What country emits the greatest total amount of carbon dioxide annually? | China |
| Which country emits the most carbon dioxide per person annually? | US |
| Which weather instrument is used to measure air pressure? | barometer |
| If the temperature is rising, then what is happening to the air pressure? | it is rising |
| What is the current average temperature of the Earth's surface? | 58 degrees farhreneit |
| What is the predicted average temperature of the Earth's surface for 2050? | between 60 and 61 degrees fahrenheit |
| Which complete decade was the warmest since 1850? | 2000-2009 |
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