Earth and Environment MCQ
1. Wind speed may be roughly indicated by ________.
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Spacing of isobars on a weather map
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2. When neither air mass displaces the adjacent one, their boundary is called a(n) ________ front.
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Stationary
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3. When air is heated enough so that it is warmer than the surrounding air, it is ________.
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4. We are likely to have our highest relative humidity ________.
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About sunrise
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5. Water that stays in liquid form at temperatures below freezing is termed ________.
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Supercooled
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6. Waste disposal, food source, medicines, medicinal therapies, and aquaculture are all ways _______.
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All of the above
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7. Variations in air pressure from place to place are the principal cause of _____.
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8. Thunderstorms are violent ________ storms accompanied by thunder and lightning.
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9. The western coasts of continents in the subtropical zones are in ________ precipitation zones.
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10. The production of dew is mainly the result of ____.
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Radiational cooling
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11. The goes satellites monitoring the weather of the united states are ________.
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Geostationary.
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12. The contact zone of warm tropical and cold polar air is known as the ________.
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Polar front
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13. Most of the wettest areas around the world are located in the ________.
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14. In the united states, fog occurs least often in the ________ states.
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Southwestern
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15. Easterly waves travel from ________ in the ________ belt.
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East to west; trade wind.
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16. Drylines typically occur in the ____ united states.
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Southern Great Plains of the
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17. Dry adiabatic rate only refers to ________.
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Unsaturated air.
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18. Central asia and western north america experience dryness because of ________.
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Lack of moist air masses.
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