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Test Description: Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The amount of water vapor present in the air is called _____________?
A
air mass
B
dew point
C
weather
D
humidity
2) When the _______ is 50%, the air contains 50% of the water needed for the air to be saturated.
A
precipitation
B
relative humidity
C
humidity
D
dew point
3) The ___________ is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms.
A
humidity
B
relative humidity
C
dew point
D
front
4) When water is cooled to its dew point, it forms a cloud on the ground called
A
condensation
B
cumulus
C
fog
D
precipitation
5) Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of ___________.
A
condensation
B
climate
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
6) A violently rotating column of air is called a ______ when it comes in contact with the ground.
A
local wind
B
trace wind
C
tornado
D
hurricane
7) A(n) ________________ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of the Earth's surface over which it develops.
A
air mass
B
front
C
pressure system
D
tornado
8) When two air masses meet, there is a ___________ or boundary
A
thunderstorm
B
front
C
wastch
D
cloud
9) A _____________ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
A
blizzard
B
tornado
C
cold front
D
hurricane
10) Winter storms are classified as _____________ if the winds are high, the temperature is low, and the visibility is low.
A
typhoons
B
thunderstorms
C
hurricanes
D
blizzards
11) A ______________ is a person who studies weather.
A
weatherologist
B
geologist
C
hydrologist
D
meteorologist
12) When water droplets form around dust particles and become heavy enough to fall out of the clouds, we have _________
A
wind
B
fog
C
dew point
D
precipitation
13) Water drops can form on surfaces at night when the air is clear because ___________.
A
the air near the ground is colder than the ground
B
the air near the ground cools to its dew point
C
the air is NOT saturated
D
the relative humidity decreases
14) The interaction of air, water, and __________ results in weather.
A
land
B
humidity
C
sun
D
wind
15) Thick, puffy clouds are called ______________ clouds.
A
nimbus
B
cirrus
C
stratus
D
cumulus
16) Violent storms generally form along a(n) __________________ front.
A
cold front
B
stationary front
C
occluded front
D
warm front
17) An air mass that forms off the southeast coast of the US is ________________.
A
cold, dry
B
cool, moist
C
warm, moist
D
hot, dry
18) Hurricanes form over ________________.
A
grasslands
B
temperate zones
C
tropical oceans
D
mountain ranges near oceans
19) Raindrops that pass through a layer of freezing air near the ground become _____________.
A
sleet
B
hail
C
fog
D
snow with a different form of flake
20) Lightning results from ______________
A
high winds
B
the rapid heating of air
C
the build up of positive and negative electrical charges in clouds
D
when air heats and expands rapidly, then cools quickly and contracts
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