Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. A(n) INFERIOR SUPERIOR mirage can sometimes be seen in the distance while standing on a snow surface during winter.
Question 2During the Northern Hemisphere winter, isotherms are ____ those observed in July.
A) farther apart than
B) varied depending on proximity to landmasses compared to
C) closer together than
D) equally spaced as
Question 3The main reason hurricanes don't develop over the south Atlantic Ocean adjacent to South America is because the ____.
A) vertical wind shear is absent
B) pressure gradient force is too weak in that area
C) surface water temperatures are too cold
D) air at the surface is always diverging
Question 4Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Because of the bending of sunlight by the atmosphere, the sun will appear to rise about two minutes EARLIER LATER than it would if there were no atmosphere.
Question 5Maximum air temperature in a given day usually occurs ____ solar heating.
A) during maximum
B) 2-4 hours after maximum
C) before maximum
D) 12-14 hours after maximum
Question 6Suppose the eye of a hurricane passed directly over you, and you survived the experience. If winds were from the northeast as the eyewall first approached you, from what direction did the winds blow when the eyewall reached you the second time?
A) NW
B) NE
C) SE
D) SW
Question 7Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The sun often appears redder as it sets, which means that MORE LESS blue light is scattered as the sunlight passes through the atmosphere.
Question 8The diurnal range of temperature is greatest ____ the ground.
A) 100 feet above
B) 2 feet above
C) 100 cm below
D) 500 feet above
Question 9As a northward-moving hurricane passes to the east of an area in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds should change from ____.
A) NW to N to NE
B) W to SW to S
C) NE to N to NW
D) S to SW to W
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