NSCI 171 Laboratory in Meteorology Final Exam Answers (2019)

 

Question 1 (3 points)

 

A line with triangles pointing to the east is a

 

Question 1 options:

 

cold front

 

warm front

 

occluded front

 

stationary front

 

Question 2 (3 points)

 

A line with semicircles pointing to the east is a

 

Question 2 options:

 

cold front

 

occluded front

 

stationary front

 

warm front

 

Question 3 (3 points)

 

A line with triangles alternating with semi circles both pointing to the east is a

 

Question 3 options:

 

Occluded front

 

Warm front’

 

Stationary front

 

Cold front

 

Question 4 (3 points)

 

A line with triangles pointing to the east and semicircles pointing to the west is a

 

Question 4 options:

 

Warm front

 

Cold front

 

Stationary front

 

Occluded Front

 

Question 5 (3 points)

 

The line dividing a moist air mass from a dry air mass is called a

 

Question 5 options:

 

trough

 

ridge

 

dry line

 

wet line

 

Question 6 (3 points)

 

The highest temperature reached in a 24-hour period is measured by a … What? Question 6 options:

 

Thermometer – maximum thermometer

 

minimum thermometer

 

wet and dry bulb thermometer maximum thermometer

 

broken thermometer maximum thermometer

 

Question 7 (3 points)

 

The horizontal movement of air across the surface is called… What?

 

Question 7 options:

 

drizzle

 

cloud – Harmattan

 

wind

 

flatulence

 

Question 8 (3 points)

 

What are the lines of equal air pressure called?

 

Question 8 options:

 

isolines

 

isotherms

 

isohyets

 

isobars

 

Question 9 (3 points)

 

The horizontal movement of air is called…

 

Question 9 options:

 

drizzle

 

wind

 

cloud

 

flatulence

 

Question 10 (3 points)

 

A wind vane measure what?

 

Question 10 options:

 

wind speed

 

wind direction

 

wind velocity

 

wind height

 

Question 11 (3 points)

 

A north wind does what?

 

Question 11 options:

 

blows away from the north

 

blows towards the north

 

comes from the north

 

heads toward the north

 

Question 12 (3 points)

 

A wet and dry bulb thermometer measures what

 

Question 12 options:

 

relativity theory

 

relative humidity

 

absolute zero

 

absolute relative

 

Question 13 (3 points)

 

Wind speed is shown weather maps by what symbol?

 

Question 13 options:

 

feathers

 

arrows

 

cherub blowing

 

stars

 

Question 14 (3 points)

 

An anticyclone – is a name for…

 

Question 14 options:

 

a depression

 

a low pressure

 

a cyclone

 

a high pressure

 

Question 15 (10 points)

 

What is Lake effect Snow? Where in the US would you find this phenomenon in the winter?

 

Question 16 (8 points)

 

What can glacial ice cores and ocean sediments tell us about past climatic events?

 

Question 17 (10 points)

 

Explain why the United State has more tornadoes than anywhere else on earth

 

Question 18 (10 points)

 

Differentiate between global warming and climate change

 

Question 19 (10 points)

 

How does the reduction in albedo affect the North and South Polar Ice Caps?

 

Question 20 (10 points)

 

Why does the Peruvian fishery fail during an El Nino Event? Why is this phenomenon called “El Nino?”