UMUC NSCI 170 Final Exam with Answers

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NSCI 170 Final Exam Answers 2019 / Concepts of Meteorology

1. The stronger the thunderstorm, the larger the hail

2. Cumulonimbus clouds are also known as anvil top clouds

3. Larko's triangle is used to forecast good weather

4. Moist air is heavier than dry air

5. Tornadoes and waterspouts are caused by the same processes

6. Nexrad can locate the hook signature in a severe storm

7. Doppler cannot determine the strength and rotation in a storm

8. There is a meteorological equator as well as a geographic equator

9. There is a meteorological equator as well as a geographic equator

10. l Nino brings clear weather to the west coasts of North and South America

11. Rossby waves ae a feature of the Jet Stream

12. Lenticular clouds may be seen over mountain ranges.

13. The gas which comprises most of the atmosphere is:

14. The top three gases in the atmosphere are:

15. The layer of the atmosphere where most of the world's weather occurs is:

16. The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere is called the:

17. Air pressure is measured with

18. You notice on a barometer that air pressure has been decreasing rapidly. The type of weather that would normally be expected to occur would be:

19. If you feel the heat in the handle of a cooking pot, that heat was transferred to the handle by:

20. Heat travels though empty space by:

21. A sunburn is caused by which method of heat transfer:

22. The hydrologic cycle is:

23. The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas is called _________________.

24. The brief cloud that forms when you exhale on a cold winter day was formed because of:

25. The region of the atmosphere that reflects radio signals is the _______________.

26. Why is all barometric converted to sea level? Why are all weather observations taken according to Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Coordinated Universal Time and ZULU time)?

27. Describe the conditions that the El Nino causes on the Western Coast of North and South America and in Australia. Then describe the same conditions for La Nina. Be sure you cover all items such as effects on fisheries, etc.