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  • What is the full pressure reading if a station model reads 321?
    1032.1 mb
  • A station model with a barometric trend of +19 indicates what?
    an increase in pressure of 1.9 mb over the past 3 hours
    a decrease in pressure of 1.9 mb over the past 3 hours
    a decrease in pressure of 19 mb over the past 3 hours
    an increase in pressure of 19 mb over the past 3 hours
  • Look at the map on page 3 of you ESRT. What body of water is North of NYS?
    Lake Ontario
  • Calculate gradient the gradient between points A and B that are 5 miles apart. A has an elevation of 500 feet and B has an elevation of 1000 feet.
    100 ft/mi
  • If Polaris is 45 degrees above the horizon, what is the observers latitude? Don't forget direction!!
    45 degrees N
  • Which option shows a longitude value written correctly? A. 65 degrees W B. 65 degrees N
    A. Longitude values are always East or West of the Prime Meridian
  • Would I be able to see Polaris in the southern hemisphere? Yes or No.
    No. Polaris is almost directly above the geographic North Pole.
  • Lines that are PARALLEL and run from East to West are lines of latitude or longitude?
    Latitude, also known as parallels
  • What happens to the altitude of Polaris as I travel North in the northern hemisphere? Does it increase or decrease?
    Increase
  • A parcel of air has a dry-bulb temperature of 16°C and a wet-bulb temperature of 10°C. What is the dewpoint?
    26 C
    -5 C
    4 C
    1 C
  • If a counter line is marked 200m and the next contour line is marked 250m, what is the contour interval?
    50 m
  • Most ozone is found in a region of Earth’s atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earth’s surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the
    mesosphere
    troposphere
    thermosphere
    stratosphere
  • Which city in NYS is located at 43 degrees 20' N, 76 degrees 30' W ?
    Oswego
  • If a weather balloon rises through the atmosphere, what should happen to the temperature and pressure it records?
    both decrease
  • Do streams and rivers flow in the opposite OR same direction as the contour lines bend/flow?
    opposite (contour lines bend UPSTREAM to higher elevation)
  • If an observer view Polaris from 45 degrees N latitude, what is the altitude of Polaris?
    45 degrees
  • What is the approximate altitude of Polaris when viewed from New York City?
    90°
    49°
    74°
    41°
  • Lines that run from North to South and are also known as meridians are lines of latitude or longitude?
    Longitude
  • What instrument measures wind speed?
    Anemometer
    wind vane
    barometer
  • As a parcel of air moves up a mountainside and expands, the temperature of the air will
    decrease
    increase
    remain the same
  • What is the formula for gradient?
    gradient = change in field value/distance (page 1 of ESRT)
  • Which symbol would be used to identify an air mass originating in central Canada?
    mP
    mT
    cT
    cP
  • Which option shows a latitude value written correctly? A. 65 degrees W B. 65 degrees N
    B. Latitude values are always North or South of the Equator
  • What is the approximate altitude of Polaris at Syracuse, NY?
    43 degrees N
  • The angle of Polaris above the northern horizon can be used to determine an observer's latitude or longitude?
    latitude
  • When the air temperature and dew point are close, the chance of precipitation:
    decreases
    increases
    remains the same
  • What NYS city is located at 43 degrees 10' N, 76 degrees 10' W ?
    Syracuse
  • What instrument measures air pressure?
    wind vane
    barometer
    thermometer
    anemometer
  • If a station model is completely shaded in, what is the cloud coverage?
    100%, overcast
  • How do winds blow in a low pressure system?
    out and clockwise
    in and counterclockwise
    out and counterclockwise
    in and clockwise