The wind-chill factor : (Multiple Choice)

The wind-chill factor
 A) can be measured by a thermometer.
  B) takes into account the loss of heat due to wind.
  C) was recently discovered to be even more severe than previously thought.
  D) is most important in hot weather.
  E) all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following factors strongly favors formation of a nocturnal temperature inversion?
 A) cloud cover
  B) ground covered with deep layer of snow
  C) moderate to high winds
  D) short nights
  E) summertime

Question 3

Nocturnal inversions are strongest around
 A) 3:00 p.m.
  B) 8:00 p.m.
  C) 5:00 a.m.
  D) 10:00 a.m.
  E) noon

Question 4

If the atmosphere is absolutely unstable
 A) it is conducive to major uplift of air.
  B) there is almost no chance of precipitation.
  C) the environmental lapse rate is much less than 10 degrees Celsius per kilometer.
  D) the environmental lapse rate is less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.
  E) a temperature inversion has occurred.

Question 5

A parcel of air that is warmer than its surroundings
 A) is more dense than its surroundings.
  B) will remain stationary.
  C) will sink.
  D) will rise.
  E) will move sideways.

Question 6

A rising parcel of air
 A) increases in total kinetic energy
  B) decreases in potential energy
  C) must stay the same size
  D) does work on the air surrounding it
  E) passes through regions of increasing pressure as it rises

Question 7

The average lapse rate in the troposphere is about ____ degrees Celsius per kilometer.
 A) 3.0
  B) 4.3
  C) 6.5
  D) 8.0
  E) 10.0

Question 8

Record highs are most likely to occur in
 A) late May.
  B) early June.
  C) late June.
  D) mid July.
  E) late August.