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The boundary between two air masses.
a) saturation
b) mass
c) front
d) dry zone

An air mass that comes from water.
a) maritime
b) continental
c) polar
d) tropical

When water vapor freezes directly into solid form.
a) rain
b) sleet
c) snow
d) hail

When rain falls through a freezing layer of air.
a) rain
b) sleet
c) snow
d) hail

Low altitude clouds.
a) alto
b) cirro
c) strato
d) nimbo

When updrafts freeze water in the air.
a) rain
b) sleet
c) snow
d) hail

Middle altitude clouds.
a) cirro
b) alto
c) strato
d) nimbus

It may rain when___is added to a cloud name.
a) alto
b) nimbus
c) cirrus
d) condensation

Thin, feathery clouds at high altitudes.
a) cumulus
b) alto
c) cirrus
d) stratus

Puffy clouds with a flat bottom.
a) cumulus
b) stratus
c) cirrus
d) alto

Clouds that cover large areas of the sky.
a) Alto
b) cirrus
c) stratus
d) cumulus

Thunderstorms usually happen around:
a) warm fronts
b) cold fronts
c) stationary fronts
d) radiator fronts

When two air masses meet and little horizontal movement occurs.
a) warm front
b) cold front
c) occluded front
d) stationary front

It will rain, but not thunderstorm, during a:
a) cold front
b) warm front
c) occluded front
d) radiator front

A storm that gains energy from warm ocean water.
a) tornado
b) snow
c) hail
d) hurricane

A device that measures air pressure.
a) meter stick
b) thermometer
c) barometer
d) Isobar

Air pressure is measured in:
a) isobars
b) anemobars
c) thermobars
d) tempobars

An air mass that forms over land.
a) maritime
b) continental
c) polar
d) tropical

Thunderstorms come from:
a) altocumulus clouds
b) nimbostratus clouds
c) cumulonimbus clouds
d) cirrostratus clouds

A cold air mass.
a) maritime
b) continental
c) polar
d) tropical

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