GenSci 706 q1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| The weight of the air pushing down on the Earth is called what? | show 🗑
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| An anti-cyclone can occur in a _____ pressure area. | show 🗑
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| The tendency of a moving object to curve due to the Earth's rotation is called what? | show 🗑
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| show | low
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| The temperature at which the air becomes saturated is called what? | show 🗑
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| show | humidity
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| The study of the atmosphere and the weather is called what? | show 🗑
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| show | precipitation
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| show | Temperature
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| show | The sun
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| show | It rises.
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| show | At the surface of the earth
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| If you are in _________, airborne objects tend to curve to the right. | show 🗑
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| show | A barometer
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| What direction does air move around an anticyclone? | show 🗑
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| What does air do as it cools down? | show 🗑
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| show | A wind vane
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| The general flow of air from the equator to the poles occurs where? | show 🗑
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| An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind is the ______ | show 🗑
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| show | changes in temperature
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| The troposphere receives most of its heat energy directly from what? | show 🗑
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| Two standard scales for measuring temperature are: | show 🗑
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| show | 0 C
32 F
(Pay attention on the test to whether they're asking you about C or F.)
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| show | 212
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| show | uneven
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| show | Cold
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| The overall global circulation of air is caused by ______ equatorial air, ______sinking polar air, and deflection of air to the ______ in the Northern Hemisphere. | show 🗑
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| A narrow band of high-velocity air in the upper troposphere is called the _________ . | show 🗑
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| What is the standard sea level pressure? | show 🗑
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| Areas of sinking cold air generally have _________ pressure and ______ weather. | show 🗑
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| show | Relative humidity
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| show | It will increase, because cooler air has less capacity to hold moisture, so the cooling air will be like a shrinking cup holding the water. It will become more full, which is higher "relative" humidity.
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| show | Sleet
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