Problem 11
Describe weather conditions during which hailstones form and the process by which they form.
Problem 12
What does an anemometer measure? A) wind speed C) air pressure B) precipitation D) relative humidity
Problem 12
What effects do high-pressure systems have on air circulation and weather? What effects do low-pressure systems have on weather?
Problem 13
Explain the relationship between differences in atmospheric pressure and wind speed.
Problem 13
Which type of air has a relative humidity of 100 percent? A) humid C) dry B) temperate D) saturated
Problem 14
Explain the relationship between lightning and thunder.
Problem 14
Which type of the following clouds are high feathery clouds made of ice crystals? A) cirrus C) cumulus B) nimbus D) stratus
Problem 15
What is a large body of air that has the same properties as the area over which it formed called? A) air mass C) front B) station model D) isotherm
Problem 15
Describe how a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere forms.
Problem 16
Explain why hurricanes lose power once they reach land.
