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Practice Quiz 2

Map 1
Map: wind speed & direction

Map 2
Map: isobars

1. Weather station 8 on Map 1 above shows:

a west wind at 35 knots.
an east wind at 35 knots.
a west wind at 40 knots.
an east wind at 40 knots.

2. We can deduce that the letter X on Map 1 above is located at the center of a:

cyclone because winds are spiraling outward in a clockwise fashion.
cyclone because winds are spiraling inward in a counter-clockwise fashion.
anticyclone because winds are spiraling outward in a clockwise fashion.
anticyclone because winds are spiraling inward in a counter-clockwise fashion.

3. The pressure gradient on Map 2 above is steepest at letter:

A.
B.
C.
D.

4. Which of the following isobars is drawn incorrectly on Map 2 above?

1012
1016
1020
None; they are all drawn correctly.

5. If the water vapor content of the air is 10 g/kg and the air temperature is 20oC:

the dew point temperature is approximately 12oC.
the relative humidity is approximately 67%.
adding approximately 5 g/kg of water to the air will result in saturated air.
all of the above.
Picture (399x195, 7.3Kb)

6. You're watching the weather report on TV and the reporter states that the dew point temperature is higher in Madison than in Superior. This indicates that:

the relative humidity is higher in Madison than in Superior.
the relative humidity is lower in Madison than in Superior.
the water vapor content is higher in Madison than in Superior.
the water vapor content is lower in Madison than in Superior.

 

Score =
Correct answers:


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