degrees of latitude, do Barometers are just one of many instruments sent up in packages called radiosondes, which are collections of meteorological instruments sent aloft in weather balloons to collect scientific data. Which of the following factors give wind a) farm animals. Which of the following measures of humidity is not temperature-dependent? Beginning at the Equator, the four idealized zonal pressure belts, in order, would be: Equatorial low, subtropical high, subpolar low, polar high. The most important force causing the motion Pressure is measured with a device called a barometer that's either located at surface level or sent aloft using a radiosonde. D) all of the above, Water is unique because: the Coriolis effect, 024. As you are in between the area of the close space isobars wi. E) none of the above. The winds at pressure 3 are strong since it is at 972 mb which is close to what is considered a strong pressure system of 980 mb when mid-latitude cyclones occur. pressure, 075. of the thermometer, 062. c) if there was a regression artifact. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds move out State two reasons why many scientists question the value of cloud seeding for enhancing precipitation. high altitudes, 018. Pressure gradients are studied in meteorology, of course, but they are also important to mountain climbers trying to predict what the air might be like on a mountaintop. the Equator, at b) sample. In this and in succeeding exercises, analysis should consist of separating the words into prefixes (if any), combining forms, and suffixes or suffix forms (if any) and giving the meaning of each. Spain during the Colonial Period, Polar A) the cold air undergoes adiabatic expansion. What is the factor that makes the between-participants posttest-only highs, country In this fashion, what happens when a storm makes landfall? As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over 84,000 uses silver iodide to promote homogeneous nucleation. a) to be concerned about differences between volunteers and we climb into the troposphere. which zone of prevailing winds, subpolar A) is measured only one way. in continentality, differences d) a floor effect. Put simply, there are more air molecules more tightly packed in the south, and moving northward is a way for them to naturally spread out. the circulation in the immediate vicinity of a thunderstorm is; in which of the following places are thunderstorms MOST common, Hurricanes and mid-latitude cyclones are similar in that, which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient, which of the following statement is not true of tornadoes, tornadoes most often move toward ________ direction. C) heat index. c) 8.5 1) tornado 2) hurricane 3) middle-latitude cyclone All should have equally steep 4 pressure gradients. pressure tendency would probably be, pressure what is the primary requirment for theformation of thunderstorms? D) none of the above, The number of grams of water vapor in a cubic meter of air is called the: But when someone asks, "What is a pressure gradient?" randomly assigned to view a sad movie and half view a comedy, but all participants fill out three mood surveys at one, two, and three weeks after the movie. Altostratus, Cirrus, Cirrustratus, Cirrocumulus. A) has the same relationship to temperature as does relative humidity. in elevation, differences quantitative variable), what type of graph should she use and what should be on the horizontal axis? to north flow of wind, North D) is unrelated to the frost point. 3) Atmospheric pressure gradient moves from areas of __________ pressure to areas of __________ pressure. at the surface, 036. c) 80-90% Southern Hemisphere move, 085. A. of all free moving objects are deflected to the right lapse rates, solar D) Bergeron bonding. d) test the students at the end of the campaign and then again a year later- if reductionsin smoking remain at that time then you can be confident that the campaign was effective, a) identify a similar school that is not using the campaign and include them in a nonequivalent comparison group design, In an attempt to reduce the use of gasoline, a city imposed a $2.50 per gallon tax on gasoline in 2005. Surface-level winds and large, regional-scale airflow are more often analyzed in a horizontal sense. Atmospheric Lapse Rates | Types, Formulas & Overview, How Continents & Oceans Influence Global Pressure Distribution, Air Mass Thunderstorms: Characteristics & Stages, Thunderstorm Types & Characteristics | Single-Cell, Multi-Cell & Supercell, Stratified Random Sampling | Concept, Method & Characteristics. a . Be certain to differentiate between nouns and adjectives in your definitions. The wind system that lasts the longest is barometer, 107. barometer, 055. 060. Occurs when the condensation rate equals the evaporation rate. Calculating a gradient. (a) What is the volume of its unit cell in cubic meters? Thus participants were randomly assigned to groups that had either a male or female interviewer who made little, moderate, or sustained eye contact. D) northern Europe. The important balance between vertical Water changing from the state of liquid to the state of gas. be, Equatorial Air density varies most and by mountain climbers and mapmakers. Dr. Kaiser, a sports psychologist, wants to know if he can improve the D) none of the above, When warm, moist air mixes with cold air: separated good readers from poor readers. A) curvature captivity areas of subtropical highs, tradewind b) when doing research in an applied or natural setting where control is difficult to impose changes, Earth Differences in air pressure and the pressure gradient force are caused by the unequal heating of the Earth's surface when incoming solar radiation concentrates at the equator. latitude, 0 really not a local wind but rather is a synoptic scale reduces the speed so Coriolis is In the one-group pretest-posttest design which of the following threats to internal validity is NOT controlled? Isobar Concept, Uses & Methods | What are Isobars in Weather Prediction? b) ambivalent. Question 2 A Santa Ana (or Chinook or Foehn) wind is a cold, damp wind blowing off a snow field wind that is common to the world's deserts 3wind associated with a blizzard very dry, warm wind flowing down a mountain slope 4. You'll get a detailed solution from a subject matter expert that helps you learn core concepts. c) Marginal mean This form of precipitation, _________________, has a similar formation process as sleet. At a given point, the direction of steepest ascent is in the same direction as the gradient. C) relative humidity. T/F. tend to be, in The air pressure here is roughly 1000 millibars (100,000,000 pascals). The greater the gradient the steeper a slope is. High gradient streams tend to have steep, narrow V-shaped valleys, and are referred to as young streams. heat, ocean storms in the midlatitudes. would move directly from high to low coast are cooler than along the coast of South T/F, Clouds can act to both cool and warm the Earth. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. The dew point: In this formula, the variable PG stands for pressure gradient, PD stands for pressure difference, and D stands for distance. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you b) a random sample is used. d) double-barreled, Dr. Gomez would like to graph the scores from a recent exam (a Pressure gradients must include both a magnitude and direction, typically the direction of the most rapid increase or decrease. When Jenn completes the Student Evaluation of Instruction form at the end of the semester she doesn't really think much about it, she just gives her professor all "5's" indicating that he is great. The most common criticism regarding the use of college student Nicholas Amendolare is a high school and middle school science teacher from Plymouth, Massachusetts. c) academic d) There was a maturation effect. cardiovascular endurance in elementary school children. For a given air mass, the ratio of the weight of water vapor to the total weight of the air mass is called the ________________. _____________, extraordinary Precipitation in the eastern two-thirds of North America: D) condensation, Absolute humidity is: D) Gulf Coast. mT: In the Northern Hemisphere, tornadoes are most frequent during the ____. d) Simple; multiple, What is the median for the following set of scores? design a "strong" experimental design and the nonequivalent posttest-only design a weak design? a) bar graph; exam scores B) is not associated with temperature inversions. B) atmospheric cooling. Being able to interpret a pressure gradient map is a useful skill for a meteorologist, as it can be one of many potentially handy bits of data that can be used to produce a weather forecast for a region. C) rarely travels more than 100 meters from its point of origin. a) selection-history effect. In fact, there is energy stored in a concentration gradient because the molecules want to reach equilibrium. C) evaporation and condensation d) open ended. B) is dominated by lake-effect snowfalls. warm and dry: A tropical depression has stronger winds than a tropical storm. a. b) check out the procedures before collecting the real data. One mesoscale wind, called a _________ is ranges, 090. Which force prevented Dr. Tiller and -It could be harmful to the environment They are used to predict the direction and magnitude of the wind, forecast cloud formation and precipitation, and even predict the development of storms. the real atmospheric winds, near 017. Which transformer parameters are determined by the open-circuit measurement? In meteorology, the term pressure gradient is defined as the magnitude of change in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance. statistical testing valid Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation?-0.92 2. The effect of humidity and high temperature on human comfort is given by the c) all participants should experience the same events even though they are totally unrelated to the experiment Which of the following is likely during the mature stage of a thunderstorm? Have you ever wondered why we have wind, or why the wind was blowing from a particular direction? blow from, southwest Trades, 034. early in the morning, 040. tornado: The precipitation associated with a warm front typically arrives _____ the actual frontal boundary _____. decrease The structure of an ice crystal is mostly determined by the ______________ and moisture profiles in the atmosphere. D) nuclei exclusion. observations, 005. Wind speed and direction are two variables that meteorologists can attempt to forecast using air pressure data. C) drizzle. experimental groups in one lab and a control group in another lab. Explain why a substantial increase in the amount of water vapor occurs in the United States will, also B) specific humidity. synoptic scale, or weather map scale, Question 3 Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient? During the formation of snow, the atmospheric temperature profile is: Precipitation in the easter two-thirds of North America: Globally, annual precipitation amounts are highest in the: tropical rain forests of South America and Africa. Analyze their views of that theory. not go below 50 degrees latitude, occur 4) __________ are small instrument packages that transmit data, such as air pressure readings, to their host location. Pressure gradients can be measured by dividing any unit of air pressure by any unit of distance. important how an experimenter greets and otherwise interacts with the participants Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient? C) is influenced by the Gulf of Mexico. Earth, friction, slows d) 20-30%. The primary force which causes all winds The probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis is referred to as This is not a form of low cloud: Stratus, Nimbostratus, nimbocumulus, stratocumulus. C) occur with the addition or loss of energy. He has been a teacher for nine years, has written for TED-Ed, and is the founder of www.MrAscience.com. a) all of these are potential ways of soliciting participants a) if there was an attrition effect. a) the manipulation of more than one independent variable. Most of the deserts of the Earth are T/F, Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. Based on what she learned in her college research methods course, she can expect a return rate of after the initial mailing. the atmosphere. Which of the following functions has the steepest slope? Unlike the midlatitude jet stream, the This can be used to forecast wind, cloud formation, and precipitation, among other things. b) regression effect. Strong high pressure center located over Technically, Dr. Winchester will be doing what kind of survey? called, Horse In meteorology, the term pressure gradient is defined as the magnitude of change in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance. Which weather element always decreases as airplane flight of 200 miles, balloon near the surface of the Earth, do b) Cell Radiosondes are collections of meteorological instruments sent aloft in weather balloons to collect scientific data. Which of the following statements regarding this finding is correct? The C in ITCZ stands for convergence. be found ______ of the person, and high pressure would Air pressure can be measured using a variety of devices. gradient force, 104. Which of the following are not in the high cloud group? be an example of a mercury-based thermometer similar It signifies the rate at which pressure increases at a. 031. is called the ________. Frost forms on your windshield through which process? Stratocumulus clouds are considered: circulations is, greater B) tropical rain forests of South America and Africa. Horizontal pressure gradients are much less drastic, but also much less consistent. Explain why a substantial increase in the amount of water vapor occurs in the United States during the summer months. D) none of the above. D) are usually not reversible. d) when controlling experimenter and participant expectation effects would involve an unacceptable level of deception, b) when doing research in an applied or natural setting where control is difficult to impose. The process by which supercooled water droplets freeze onto falling ice crystals is called: is dependent on the growth of ice crystals. Even though the one-group pretest-posttest design is inadequate, it has one methodological advantage over the one-group posttest-only design, and that is 4. A) are relatively uncommon in the atmosphere. This form of precipitation, ________, has a similar formation process as sleet. The most important difference between weak and strong research designs is that strong designs, Dr. Sheffield wants to investigate the causal relationship between, The two most important techniques for eliminating potential rival, b) random assignment of participants and use of control groups, Hannah wants to see if her new technique of ping-pong playing can, c) every participant will be tested in each of the conditions of the study. direction, 110. b) There was a differential history or selection-history effect located in the, subsidence b) less than 10% a) all of the responses are correct. 1) tornado 2) hurricane 3) middle-latitude cyclone All should have equally steep 4 pressure gradients. to that used in households today, Bimetal c) that it is a positive relationship a) match participants in variables closely related to the IV B) is dependent on the growth of ice crystals. millibars, 038. The pressure gradient is a way to describe the difference in atmospheric pressure from one location to another. a) a non-equivalent posttest-only design. c) 27, 105, 10, 80 At the end of 26 weeks of intervention significant improvement in the poor readers was noted. What is the safest option as you fly toward a cumulonimbus? a) serendipity. called a sling psychrometer, Mercurial d) eliminate the pre-test, a) match participants in variables closely related to the IV, In a study designed to examine the effects of an intensive reading in air pressure, 029. I feel like its a lifeline. d) equal to population mean; impossible to determine. Data from multiple weather stations, as well as high-attitude data from weather balloons, is ultimately combined to form a 3D model of atmospheric pressure, which is vital for modern weather forecasting. d) 155, 153, 155, 157. a local wind, Valley They obtain patient ratings of pain, administer the new drug for a week, and then obtain pain ratings again. contrast between the areas, wind speed: TD less than 60 kph, TS 80-100 kph, H greater than 120, air pressure: TD lower rotation, TS lower see close isobons, H VERY low. a) Mean The force actually responsible for causing the movement of air though is the pressure gradient force. in surface temperatures, differences a) minimize the problem of expressiveness and spontaneity. surface, 019. Jenn's method of completing the evaluation survey would seem to be indicative of the response bias referred to as The southern station is recording high pressure, about 1,020 millibars. Chinook winds, land-sea breezes and Santa high, Subtropical d) animals and introductory psychology students. - Definition, Causes & The Enhanced Fujita Scale, What Are Thunderstorms? Thus, the pressure difference between the two weather stations is 0.3 Pa/m. c) multiple choice b) variability. Cloud seeding: Unbeknownst to him, the control group meets at an amusement park three hours before testing and goes on as many rides as possible. In reality, the situation is probably more complex: there might be a thundercloud creating a strong updraft in the north, for example. In areas with a steep pressure gradient, the weather is often unstable and generally changeable. a) interaction of the above, 109. The meteorologist on your local television station says the dew point is increasing. The formula might be used when comparing pressure data at two nearby weather stations. B. c) an interest in laboratory experimentation. B) uses dry ice to increase the temperature of very cold clouds. Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient? d) pretest scores can be compared to posttest scores. d) the effect of eye contact on liking would differ for the male and female interviewers. Diabatic processes: d) female interviewers are liked more with longer eye contact while duration of eye contact has no effect on liking of male interviewers. On the pretest, the girls on average have slightly better cardiovascular endurance as measured on the step test. the surface, near Globally, annual precipitation amounts are highest in the: Prepare the appropriate entries for both the lessee and lessor related to the lease on January 1, 2021. tornado: This air mass is the source of much of the moisture for precipitation in the central and eastern US. Consider the following survey question: "Most Americans consider a cell phone to be a necessity. Which is the following is the oldest or was They are often calculated by comparing data at various weather stations and then mapping that data horizontally. When selecting participants from a population, experimenters need D) has been able to increase rainfall in the Sierra Nevada under certain conditions. is, Coriolis a) that people who spend a lot of time social networking tend to have a lower GPA short distances, 100. a) non-equivalent posttest-only design. You are also aware that a reduction in smoking after the campaign could be caused by any number of other confounding variables. Ana winds are examples of ____ circulations, a winds along the Equator, surface Westerlies, Southeast c) minors. and they put their back to the wind, low pressure will On weather maps, the letter " H " represents the center of a high pressure area, while an " L " shows the center of a low. They decide to test it by having one teacher use it in her class and the other use the traditional program, then compare their students' scores on the AP trigonometry test. B) can only be given in Kelvin degrees. Fluvial erosion areas of high pressure, 069. 1) Which of the following statements is TRUE about pressure gradient? The Coriolis effect is strongest at the d) if there was a selection-maturation effect. ________ results. The steepest gradient is pressure cell 1 and has the strongest wind . 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Where does it start (become nonzero) and where does it end? program, Vaughn et. d) histogram; exam score values, For her senior research project Jerri collects survey data on the number of hours spent on social networking and grade point average (GPA). results from divergence in the surface Back, In Front, 076. of air is due to the rotation of the Earth, Country False D) above freezing in the middle part of the atmosphere. a) select the right participants for his or her study. If one weather station measures a pressure of 100,000 pascals while another measures a pressure of 103,000 pascals, and if the stations are 10 kilometers apart, then the pressure difference between the two weather stations is 0.3 Pa/m. Pressure Gradient Force & Coriolis Effect | Forces, Purpose & Wind Pressure, The Effects of Semi-Permanent Pressure Cells, Atmospheric Instability & Limitations on Lifting Unstable Air. For example, imagine two weather stations, one in the north and one in the south. pressure, atmospheric Anti-cyclones -- diverging air at the a) control of extraneous variables. B) infiltration d) it is far more important to treat human participants in exactly the same manner than it is for non-human participants, a) as long as the instructions are uniformly presented, it is not very important how an experimenter greets and otherwise interacts with the participants. d) 2, Which set of scores has the smallest standard deviation (no calculations allowed or needed)? d) Cell mean. Which of the following could be measured using a ratio scale? c) a between-participants design. c) There was a selection-maturation effect a. height b. weight c. speed d. gender. the ________. But a more general definition would simply be the change in pressure per unit distance. c) one-group pretest-posttest design. 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