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Practice Quiz 2

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1. A temperature of 70^oF is equal to approximately:

7oC 21oC 57oC 158oC

9/5oC + 32 = oF 5/9(oF - 32) = oC

 

2. The specific heat of land is ___________ and therefore places such as Omaha, Nebraska have _________ annual temperature ranges.

low; small
low; large
high; small
high; large

3. This weather station shows:

a southwest wind blowing at 40 knots.
a northeast wind blowing at 40 knots.
a northwest wind blowing at 35 knots.
a northeast wind blowing at 35 knots.

4. According to the pressure map (located in the northern hemisphere): winds will spiral clockwise into the region around R. winds will blow from R to S. wind speeds will be least around V. winds will blow from T to S.

 

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

the dew point temperature is approximately 12^oC.
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.

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: