Friday
May 27, 2011
(Review for Semester
Final Exam – Day 5)
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Assignments For This Six-Weeks
Date Issued
Date Due
Lab – Air Masses, the Mid-Latitude
Cyclones, and Weather Maps
4/20
4/25
Lab Quiz - Air Masses, the Middle-Latitude
Cyclone, and Weather Maps
5/3
5/3
Lab – Weather Maps
5/4
5/6
Lab - National Weather Service Southern
Regional Headquarters Local Weather
Information
5/6
5/6
Test 10
5/10
5/10
Lab – Climate Change
5/13
5/20
Quiz – Global Climate Change
5/20
5/20
Review for Semester Final Exam
5/23
6/1
Review for Semester Final Exam
Day 5
Items 68 - ??
68
Draw a diagram
that illustrates
the
electromagnetic
radiation
spectrum. Be
sure to include
colors of visible
light, and
wavelength and
frequency
variations.
69
Standard sea level pressure
in inches of mercury is:
29.92 in. Hg
70
The primary force that
generates wind is:
the pressure gradient force
71
What would be the result of
a steep pressure gradient
on an area?
strong winds
72
In the Northern Hemisphere, the
winds associated with a low
pressure system (cyclone) blow in
what general directions?
counterclockwise and toward the
center
73
In the Northern Hemisphere, the
winds associated with a high
pressure system (anticyclone) blow
in what general directions?
clockwise and outward from the
center
74
What atmospheric condition is
usually associated with a low
pressure system?
precipitation
75
Draw the weather map symbols for the following
types of fronts:
cold front
warm front
occluded front
76
Which type of front causes a wind
shift from south or southwest to
northwest?
a cold front
77
What happens when an
active cold front overtakes a
warm front?
an occluded front forms
78
Which part of the United
States does the humid
subtropical climate
dominate?
southeastern
79
The most realistic models of
atmospheric warming predict that
mean global surface temperature
will increase about ________
during the second half of the
twenty-first century.
2.5°C
80
What are the two most
important elements in a
climatic description?
temperature
precipitation
81
What one process has added
the greatest quantities of
carbon dioxide to the
atmosphere?
burning of fossil fuels
82
Define the term “dew
point.”
the temperature at which
water vapor condenses
to a liquid
83
Define the terms “evaporation” and
“condensation.”
Evaporation is the process of
converting a liquid to a vapor (gas.)
Condensation is the process of
converting a vapor (gas) to a liquid.
84
List some possible consequences of
global warming.
more frequent and intense hurricanes
shifts in the paths of large-scale
cyclonic storms
increase of heat waves and droughts
rising sea levels