BILLY SCIENCE TEST 9 - LESSON 126 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
mesopause - Correct Answer the coldest point in the atmosphere
continental tropical air mass - Correct Answer brings hot, dry weather
shallow fog - Correct Answer radiation fog that extends no more than 2m, or 6ft, above the
ground
formation of an occluded front. - Correct Answer indicates that a frontal cyclone has reached
its full strength
return stroke - Correct Answer the part of a lightning bolt produces thunder and forms the
brilliant flash
dart leader - Correct Answer the downward stream of electrons that causes a single lightning
bolt to make a second strike
monsoon - Correct Answer a wind that reverses its direction each season
hydrological drought - Correct Answer drought defined by its effects on an area's groundwater
streams, lakes, and reservoirs
Earth is closer to the sun in the summer - Correct Answer the southern Hemisphere receive
more insolation during the southern summer than the Norther Hemisphere receives during the
northern summer
Nitrogen - Correct Answer the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
, aneroid barometer - Correct Answer instrument that uses a flexible, airtight metal box to
measure changes in atmospheric pressure
tropical disturbance - Correct Answer a tropical low-pressure system that does not have
rotating winds
weather balloon - Correct Answer the instruments used to measure high-altitude weather
conditions
collision-coalescence process - Correct Answer The process that forms rain through large cloud
droplets hitting each other and merging to form larger drops
Saffir-Simpson Scale - Correct Answer scale used determine hurricane strength
Enhanced Fujita Scale - Correct Answer scale is used to classify tornadoes
saturated air - Correct Answer relative humidity in the air 100%
storm surge - Correct Answer elevated water levels caused by a hurricane's winds
weather forecast - Correct Answer the prediction [educated guess really] of the weather in the
near future
microburst - Correct Answer The most intense type of downburst
tropical storm - Correct Answer A tropical cyclone with wind speeds between 39-74mph
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
mesopause - Correct Answer the coldest point in the atmosphere
continental tropical air mass - Correct Answer brings hot, dry weather
shallow fog - Correct Answer radiation fog that extends no more than 2m, or 6ft, above the
ground
formation of an occluded front. - Correct Answer indicates that a frontal cyclone has reached
its full strength
return stroke - Correct Answer the part of a lightning bolt produces thunder and forms the
brilliant flash
dart leader - Correct Answer the downward stream of electrons that causes a single lightning
bolt to make a second strike
monsoon - Correct Answer a wind that reverses its direction each season
hydrological drought - Correct Answer drought defined by its effects on an area's groundwater
streams, lakes, and reservoirs
Earth is closer to the sun in the summer - Correct Answer the southern Hemisphere receive
more insolation during the southern summer than the Norther Hemisphere receives during the
northern summer
Nitrogen - Correct Answer the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
, aneroid barometer - Correct Answer instrument that uses a flexible, airtight metal box to
measure changes in atmospheric pressure
tropical disturbance - Correct Answer a tropical low-pressure system that does not have
rotating winds
weather balloon - Correct Answer the instruments used to measure high-altitude weather
conditions
collision-coalescence process - Correct Answer The process that forms rain through large cloud
droplets hitting each other and merging to form larger drops
Saffir-Simpson Scale - Correct Answer scale used determine hurricane strength
Enhanced Fujita Scale - Correct Answer scale is used to classify tornadoes
saturated air - Correct Answer relative humidity in the air 100%
storm surge - Correct Answer elevated water levels caused by a hurricane's winds
weather forecast - Correct Answer the prediction [educated guess really] of the weather in the
near future
microburst - Correct Answer The most intense type of downburst
tropical storm - Correct Answer A tropical cyclone with wind speeds between 39-74mph
