33. What causes the milky white appearance of some hailstones? a. air bubbles tr

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33. What causes the milky white appearance of some hailstones?

a. air bubbles trapped in the hailstone

b. above normal atmospheric pressure

c. pollution trapped in the thunderstorm cloud

d. snowflakes trapped during hailstone growth

34. Which season’s precipitation is the key to drought in the western United States?

a. winter; b. spring; c. summer; d. autumn

36. If you become stranded in your car during a blizzard, which of the following is your best

     course of action?

a. Call for help if you have a cell phone, light a candle and wait.

b. Run the engine so that the car’s heater can keep you warm.

c. Write your final will and testament before your fingers freeze.

d. Get out of your car immediately and walk to the nearest house.

e. Get out of your car, light danger flares at distances of 50 and 100 yards away to signal for

    help, and return to your car.

44. Which of these forces does not control the wind?

a. Gravitational force

b. Coriolis force

c. Pressure gradient force

d. Frictional force

e. electrostatic force

45. Which of the following is not true about the Pressure Gradient Force?

a. it is directed from high to low pressure

b. it is responsible for triggering the initial movement of air

c. it is always perpendicular to the isobars

d. it is strongest where isobars are closer together

e. it is zero at the equator

46. Which statement is false?

a. Air initially moves horizontally in response to the pressure gradient force.

b. The frictional force is directed opposite the direction of air motion.

c. The Coriolis force is directed to the right of the air motion in the Northern

       Hemisphere.

d. The gravitational force is directed opposite the air motion in the Northern

      Hemisphere.

50. Which of the following statements is false

a. The Coriolis force is zero at the equator

b. The Coriolis force deflects air parcels to the right in the northern hemisphere

c. The strength of the Coriolis force decreases with increasing latitude

d. The Coriolis force does not change the speed of moving air parcel

Explanation / Answer

Q.No 33) Answer is part (a)

Q.No 34) Answer is Part(a)

Q.No 36)Answer is Part(e)

Q.No 44) Answer is part(e)

Q.No 45) Answer is part (e)

Q.No 50) Answer is part(c)

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