The wavelength of radiation is ____ proportional to the energy carried per wave.
A) directly
B) not
C) slightly
D) inversely
Question 2When a cold front passes, the lowest pressure reading at a station will occur ____ the front passes.
A) just before
B) just after
C) just as
D) three hours after
Question 3Explain why it is not necessary to visit Earth's North Pole or South Pole to experience a polar environment.
Question 4Radiation is made of discrete packets of energy called ____.
A) thermals
B) convective cells
C) photons
D) microns
Question 5Cold fronts that move into the United States from the east, or northeast, are called ____ fronts.
A) eastern
B) back door
C) stationary
D) warm-type occluded
Question 6San Francisco, California and Baltimore, Maryland are located at approximately the same latitude. Why does Baltimore experience more rainfall totals in the summer months than San Francisco?
Question 7The absolute temperature scale that contains no negative numbers is the ____, which makes it convenient for scientific computing.
A) Fahrenheit
B) Celsius
C) Kelvin
D) Convection
Question 8Generally, the average speed of a warm front ____ the average speed of a cold front.
A) is about the same as
B) is slower than
C) is faster than
D) varies compared to
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