4. When friction is acting on the wind, that slows the wind speed…
Question Answered step-by-step 4. When friction is acting on the wind, that slows the wind speed… 4.When friction is acting on the wind, that slows the wind speed down. This also weakens the Coriolis Force.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse10.Latent heat is produced during phase changes.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse11. Wind is an example of:Group of answer choicesconductionconvectionradiant energy12. If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, which force below would be non-existent?Group of answer choicesFrictionCoriolisPressure gradient forceGravity15.Fill in the blank based on what was learned in the lecture: Meteorology is the __________ study of the atmosphere.Group of answer choicesimportantdynamicscientificclimate16. Carter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, notices that a parcel of rising air is cooling but staying warmer than the surrounding air all the way up to the top of the troposphere. Presuming this parcel has a great amount of water vapor associated with it, what cloud type could result in this type of atmosphere? Choose the best answer below.Group of answer choicesCumulonimbusCirrusStratocumulusNone of these20.An isobar is:Group of answer choicesA type of cloud.A point on a map representing atmospheric pressure at a given location..A type of isopleth.A type of precipitation.21. Which direction is the friction vector drawn in relation to the actual wind direction?Group of answer choicesSame direction as the actual wind direction.45-degrees to the actual wind direction.90-degrees to the actual wind directionOpposite the actual wind direction.23, Fog is a type of cloud.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse25. Altostratus clouds are clouds found:Group of answer choicesAt or near the groundAt the top of the troposphereAt or near the middle of the troposphereAt all elevations in the troposphereAtmospheric pressure is generally much lower at sea level than at the top of the troposphere.Group of answer choicesTrueFalseQuestion 28Atmospheric pressure is generally much lower at sea level than at the top of the troposphere.Group of answer choicesTrueFalseQuestion 29In percent by volume, oxygen is the most plentiful gas in Earth’s Atmosphere.Group of answer choicesTrueFalseQuestion 30Hail only forms in cumulonimbus clouds.Group of answer choicesTrueFalseQuestion 31Weather or climate?Las Vegas is a desert.Group of answer choicesWeatherClimate Earth Science Science Meteorology MET 10 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
