Competition Practice Day 14

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MC Practice Day 14

27. A thunderstorm is produced by a
        (A) cumulonimbus cloud

        (B) stratus cloud

        (C) nimbostratus cloud

        (D) cumulus cloud

        (E) cirrus cloud

28. Thunderstorms can bring
                   I. gusty winds
                   II. heavy rain
                   III. tornadoes

        (A) I only

        (B) II only

        (C) III only

        (D) I and II only

        (E) I, II, and III

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Competition Practice Day 13

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MC Practice Day 13

25. Wind chill is temperature combined with
        (A) air pressure

        (B) relative humidity

        (C) snowfall

        (D) wind direction

        (E) wind speed

26. The Heat Index is temperature combined with

        (A) air pressure

        (B) relative humidity

        (C) snowfall

        (D) wind direction

        (E) wind speed

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Competition Practice Day 12

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MC Practice Day 12

23. Which of the following statements is true?
        (A) Low pressure systems are associated with fair weather and light winds.

        (B) High pressure systems are associated with stormy weather and strong winds.

        (C) Winds flow into high pressure systems.

        (D) Winds flow into low pressure systems.

        (E) None of the above statements are true.

24. Which of the following is not a unit of pressure?

        (A) atmosphere (atm)

        (B) millibar (mb)

        (C) milliliter (mL)

        (D) pounds per square inch (psi)

        (E) inches of Mercury (inHg)

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Competition Practice Day 11

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MC Practice Day 11

21. What can you find between the mesosphere and thermosphere?
        (A) tropopause

        (B) mesopause

        (C) thermopause

        (D) stratopause

        (E) exopause

22. The atmosphere is mainly composed of which two gases?

        (A) nitrogen and oxygen

        (B) oxygen and water vapor

        (C) nitrogen and water vapor

        (D) oxygen and carbon dioxide

        (E) nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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Competition Practice Day 10

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MC Practice Day 10

19. Weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?
        (A) stratosphere

        (B) thermosphere

        (C) troposphere

        (D) exosphere

        (E) mesosphere

20. Meteors burn up in which layer of the atmosphere?

        (A) stratosphere

        (B) thermosphere

        (C) troposphere

        (D) exosphere

        (E) mesosphere

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Competition Practice Day 9

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MC Practice Day 9

17. Which of the following lists the layers of the atmosphere in order, from lowest to highest?
        (A) troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

        (B) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

        (C) troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, exosphere

        (D) thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

        (E) stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere

18. The Ozone Layer is located in which layer of the atmosphere?

        (A) stratosphere

        (B) thermosphere

        (C) troposphere

        (D) exosphere

        (E) mesosphere

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Competition Practice Day 8

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MC Practice Day 8

15. The process in which water vapor turns back into water is known as what?
        (A) evaporation

        (B) transpiration

        (C) condensation

        (D) infiltration

        (E) sublimation

16. The process in which precipitation soaks through soil is known as what?

        (A) evaporation

        (B) transpiration

        (C) condensation

        (D) infiltration

        (E) sublimation

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