Question 1

1. Grasslands bordering a desert are called

Question 2

1. What type of air mass colliding with a cold front would be more likely to give rise to thunderstorms?

Question 3

1. "In a normal year, you can have ____ lunar and _____ solar eclipses"

Question 4

1. An occluded front can give rise to

Question 5

1. What two characteristic are used to classify climates?

Question 6

1. The southeastern US is an example of a __________________ climate

Question 7

1. "In terms of both property loss, and loss of lives, the most destructive component of a hurricane is"

Question 8

1. A siderial day is ______________ than a solar day

Question 9

1. Radar that uses the phase shift of microwaves bounced off of raindrops is called

Question 10

1. "Highland climates have, relative to lowland climates"

Question 11

1. The plane that the planets orbit is is called the

Question 12

1. The idea that the Earth is at the center of the Universe is called

Question 13

1. What causes middle-latitude deserts?

Question 14

1. Who was the first to use Epicycles to explain retrograde motion

Question 15

1. A spinning low presssure air mass that has a sustained wind speed above 74 mph is called a

Question 16

1. Who invented the telescope

Question 17

1. "Aside from producing red sunrise and sunset, aerosols are essential for the formation of"

Question 18

1. Which of the following is a strong greenhouse gas?

Question 19

1. Mountains can produce

Question 20

1. We measure the intensity of tornadoes using the ________ scale

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Question 21

1. Newton was the first to recognize that the motions of the planets were caused by

Question 22

1. When a tornado has actually been sighted or rotation is indicated on Doppler radar a ________ is issued

Question 23

1. The technical name for the cloud we call a thunderstorm is

Question 24

1. We classify climates using the ________________ system

Question 25

1. Warm air displacing cold air is called a ______ front