On surface charts, adjusting surface pressure to sea-level pressure eliminates the effects of:

On surface charts, adjusting surface pressure to sea-level pressure eliminates the effects of:
 a. variations in ridges and troughs.
 b. variations in elevation.
 c. variations in temperature.
 d. variations in pressure gradients.

Question 2

________ always decreases with increasing altitude.
 a. Air temperature
 b. Wind speed
 c. Dew point temperature
 d. Air pressure

Question 3

Aircraft icing forms when airplanes fly through clouds with many supercooled water droplets.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Doppler radar detects precipitation but not winds.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

Precipitation preferentially forms on the upwind side of a mountain range.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

Most of the rainiest places in the world are associated with:
 a. rivers.
 b. coastlines.
 c. mountains.
 d. None of these choices.