Meteorology Unit Post-assessment (Earth Science Regents)
Meteorology Unit Post-Assessment (Earth Science Regents)
- 1.Scientists have inferred that Earth’s original atmosphere was formed by the (Standard 1.2e):
- A.
Outgassing from Earth’s interior
- B.
Erosion of Earth’s surface
- C.
Decay of microorganisms in Earth’s oceans
- D.
Radioactive decay of elements in Earth’s core
- E.
Emergence of multicellular organisms
- 2.Which event in Earth’s history was dependent on the development of cyanobacteria (Standard 1.2h)?
- A.
Addition of free oxygen to Earth’s atmosphere
- B.
Formation of clastic sedimentary rock
- C.
Movement of tectonic plates
- D.
Filling of the oceans by precipitation
- E.
Cyanobacteria had no effect on Earth’s history
- 3.What happens to the density of a mass of air when its water vapor content increases (Standard 2.1b)?
- A.
Density remains the same
- B.
Density increases
- C.
Density decreases
- D.
There is no density
- E.
There is not enough information to answer the question
- 4.Wind moves from regions of (Standard 2.1c):
- A.
High temperatures to regions of low temperatures
- B.
High pressure toward regions of low pressure
- C.
High precipitation toward regions of low precipitation
- D.
High humidity toward regions of low humidity
- E.
High elevation to low elevation
- 5.Which list correctly matches each instrument with the weather variable it measures(Standard 2.1d)?
- A.
Wind vane—wind speed thermometer—temperature precipitation gauge—relative humidity
- B.
Wind vane—wind direction thermometer—dewpoint psychrometer—air pressure
- C.
Barometer—relative humidity anemometer—cloud cover precipitation gauge—probability of precipitation
- D.
Barometer—air pressure anemometer—wind speed psychrometer—relative humidity
- E.
None of the lists are completely correct
- 6.Which weather change usually occurs when the difference between the air temperature and the dewpoint temperature is decreasing(Standard 2.1e)?
- A.
The amount of cloud cover decreases.
- B.
The probability of precipitation decreases.
- C.
The relative humidity increases.
- D.
The barometric pressure increases.
- E.
The wind speed accelerates.
- 7.Cloud formation is likely to occur in rising air because rising air (Standard 2.1e)?
- A.
Expands and warms
- B.
Expands and cools
- C.
Contracts and cools
- D.
Contracts and warms
- E.
Oscillates
- 8.The station model below shows the weather conditions at Massena, New York, at 9 a.m. on a particular day in June. What was the barometric pressure at Massena 3 hours earlier on that day (Standard 2.2a)?
- A.
98.7 mb
- B.
997.1 mb
- C.
999.7 mb
- D.
1003.3 mb
- E.
1009.1 mb
- 9.Base your answer to this question on the weather map of North America below. The map shows the location of a front and the air mass influencing its movement. Which region is the probable source of the air mass labeled cP on the map?
- A.
Central Canada
- B.
Southwestern United States
- C.
North Atlantic Ocean
- D.
Gulf of Mexico
- E.
None of the Above
- 10.Which process is primarily responsible for the transfer of energy by air currents within the Earth’s atmosphere (Standard 2.2b)?
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Absorption
- C.
Conduction
- D.
Precipitation
- E.
Convection
- 11.Deforestation increases the greenhouse effect on Earth because deforestation causes the atmosphere to contain (Standard 2.2d)?
- A.
More oxygen, which absorbs infrared radiation
- B.
Less oxygen, which absorbs short-wave radiation
- C.
Less nitrogen, which absorbs short-wave radiation
- D.
Less carbon dioxide, which absorbs short-wave radiation
- E.
More carbon dioxide, which absorbs infrared radiation
- 12.A map view of surface air movement in a low-pressure system is shown below. The air near the center of this low- pressure system usually will (Standard 2.1h)?
- A.
Remain static
- B.
Evaporate into a liquid
- C.
Reverse direction
- D.
Rise and form clouds
- E.
Squeeze together to form a high-pressure system
- 13.Rate, on a scale of 1 – 4, 1 being the lowest and 4 being the highest, how much you now know about meteorology.
- 14.Rate, on a scale of 1 – 4, 1 being the lowest and 4 being the highest, how interested are you in meteorology now.
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