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1) What is the name of the process by which water vapor enter the atmosphere during the water cycle?
A
convection
B
condensation
C
evaporation
D
precipitation
2) Relative humidity can be measured with a(an)
A
barometer.
B
thermometer.
C
anemometer.
D
psychrometer.
3) Two conditions are required for cloud formation: cooling of the air and
A
the absorption of infrared energy.
B
the influence of the Coriolis effect.
C
the presence of particles in the air.
D
the unequal heating of Earth’s surface.
4) Very high feathery clouds are called
A
stratus clouds.
B
cumulonimbus clouds.
C
nimbostratus clouds.
D
cirrus clouds.
5) Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from
A
maritime polar air masses.
B
continental tropical air masses.
C
maritime tropical air masses.
D
continental polar air masses.
6) Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called
A
cirrus clouds.
B
stratus clouds.
C
cumulonimbus clouds.
D
nimbostratus clouds.
7) Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
A
dew.
B
condensation.
C
evaporation.
D
precipitation.
8) When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
A
cold front.
B
occluded front.
C
stationary front.
D
warm front.
9) A major difference between cyclones and anticyclones is
A
where they occur.
B
how often they occur.
C
their size.
D
the direction of their winds.
10) A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called a
A
cyclone.
B
hurricane.
C
thunderhead.
D
tornado.
11) Isobars are lines on a map joining places that have the same
A
wind speed.
B
humidity.
C
temperature.
D
air pressure.
12) What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?
A
warm and moist
B
cold and moist
C
hot and dry
D
monsoon rains
13) When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
A
warm front.
B
cold front.
C
stationary front.
D
occluded front.
14) At a warm front, warm air meets and moves over cold air.
A
False
B
True
15) Rain or snow usually is associated with falling air pressure.
A
False
B
True
16) Tornadoes form in the same kind of cloud as thunderstorms.
A
False
B
True
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