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Metro Final Exam: Verified Q&A for A+ Success
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Version: Final 1.1
, The diagram depicts an area of high pressure and an area of low pressure. If the air is in geostrophic balance, the wind at
point a would be: - ✔✔Westerly
The diagram depicts an area of high pressure and an area of low pressure. In reality, there is a a lot of friction between
the air and the land over the U.S The actual real wind in this example would be - ✔✔Southwesterly
The ____ flow around Low pressure in the northern hemisphere is more commonly called _______ -
✔✔counterclockwise, cyclonic flow
At low pressure near the Earth's surface, what is typically experienced? - ✔✔Convergence and rising air
When gravity is balancing the vertical pressure gradient force, it is called: - ✔✔Hydrostatic Balance
Alcohol can measure colder temperatures more accurately than mercury thermometers - ✔✔True
Carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere have remained steady, at very high levels, over the last 100 years. -
✔✔False
Ozone blocks out the harmful radiation in the stratosphere and causes this layer to warm up - ✔✔False
When water evaporates, it uses the kinetic energy of the air and causes cooling to occur - ✔✔True
The sun primarily gives off Visible radiation and the Earth primarily gives off IR radiation - ✔✔True
There is a deficit of energy across all latitudes of earth (more radiation leaving than coming in) thus we have weather to
balance this - ✔✔False
To calculate the wind chill, you need to know the temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity - ✔✔False
Which of the following is a constant gas in Earth's atmosphere - ✔✔oxgyen
Metro Final Exam: Verified Q&A for A+ Success
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
, The diagram depicts an area of high pressure and an area of low pressure. If the air is in geostrophic balance, the wind at
point a would be: - ✔✔Westerly
The diagram depicts an area of high pressure and an area of low pressure. In reality, there is a a lot of friction between
the air and the land over the U.S The actual real wind in this example would be - ✔✔Southwesterly
The ____ flow around Low pressure in the northern hemisphere is more commonly called _______ -
✔✔counterclockwise, cyclonic flow
At low pressure near the Earth's surface, what is typically experienced? - ✔✔Convergence and rising air
When gravity is balancing the vertical pressure gradient force, it is called: - ✔✔Hydrostatic Balance
Alcohol can measure colder temperatures more accurately than mercury thermometers - ✔✔True
Carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere have remained steady, at very high levels, over the last 100 years. -
✔✔False
Ozone blocks out the harmful radiation in the stratosphere and causes this layer to warm up - ✔✔False
When water evaporates, it uses the kinetic energy of the air and causes cooling to occur - ✔✔True
The sun primarily gives off Visible radiation and the Earth primarily gives off IR radiation - ✔✔True
There is a deficit of energy across all latitudes of earth (more radiation leaving than coming in) thus we have weather to
balance this - ✔✔False
To calculate the wind chill, you need to know the temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity - ✔✔False
Which of the following is a constant gas in Earth's atmosphere - ✔✔oxgyen
