Use the figure provided and your knowledge of earth science to answer questions 1 and 2.
1. Which statement best describes the relationship between relative humidity and air temperature as shown by the graph?
(1) Relative humidity decreases as air temperature decreases.
(2) Relative humidity decreases as air temperature increases.
(3) Relative humidity increases as air temperature increases.
(4) Relative humidity remains the same as air temperature decreases.
2. What were the relative humidity and air temperature at noon on this day?
(1) 47% and 32°F (3) 47% and 48°F(2) 65% and 32°F (4) 65% and 48°F
3. Which phase change requires water to gain 540 calories per gram?
(1) solid ice melting
(2) liquid water freezing
(3) liquid water vaporizing
(4) water vapor condensing
4. A student used a sling psychrometer to measure the humidity of the air.If the relative humidity was 65% and the dry-bulb temperature was 10°C,what was the wet-bulb temperature?
(1) 5°C (2) 3°C (3) 7°C (4) 10°C
5. Why are the beaches that are located on the southern shore of Long Island often considerably cooler than nearby inland locations on hot summer afternoons?
(1) A land breeze develops due to the lower specific heat of waterand the higher specific heat of land.
(2) A sea breeze develops due to the higher specific heat of waterand the lower specific heat of land.
(3) The beaches are closer to the Equator than the inland locationsare.
(4) The beaches are farther from the Equator than the inlandlocations are.
6. An Earth science student observed the following weather conditions in Albany, New York, for 2 days: The first day was warm and humid withsoutherly winds. The second day, the temperature was 15 degrees cooler, the relative humidity had decreased, and wind direction was north-west.Which type of air mass most likely had moved into the area on the second day?
(1) continental tropical (2) maritime tropical (3) continental polar (4) maritime polar
7. An air temperature of 95ºC most often exists in which layer of theatmosphere?
(1) troposphere (3) mesosphere(2) stratosphere (4) thermosphere
2 comments:
Kristina, you can either copy the questions or print them. Do whatever is easier for you.
Rostyslav I have not taught #3 to your class, but I will explain it to you on Monday. As far as the other two questions:
#5) You have to use the information we obtained from the Absorption and Radiation lab in order to solve this question. Inland is similar to the cup with sand, and Southern Shore is similar to the cup of water.
#6) The temperature decreased and the Relative Humidity decreased as well. The winds are from the North and the air is getting more dry. Does that tell you that the air mass is continental(land) or maritime(from the ocean)? And does it tell you that the wind is tropical(Warm) or Polar (cool or cold).
Put the clues together to help you solve the questions.
See you on Monday!
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