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This type of cloud is like a grey blanket. The weather expected is steady, light precipitation.
a) Cumulus
b) Stratus
c) Cirrus
d) Nimbostratus
This type of cloud is puffy and white. The weather expected is fair weather with a chance of storms (cumulonimbus clouds)
a) Cumulus
b) Stratus
c) Cirrus
d) Nimbostratus
Water vapor that condenses and falls to the ground as a liquid.
a) Freezing Rain
b) Sleet
c) Rain
d) Snow
Raindrops that pass through a layer of cold air and freeze before hitting the ground.
a) Sleet
b) Rain
c) Freezing Rain
d) Snow
Ice crystals are created within the cloud and fall to the ground.
a) Freezing Rain
b) Sleet
c) Hail
d) Snow
Frozen precipitation that occurs in warm weather when layers of water are frozen as they are hurled in clouds at higher elevations
a) Sleet
b) Hail
c) Snow
d) Freezing Rain
What are raindrops that fall through air that is warm and freeze as they condense on cold surfaces?
a) Rain
b) Sleet
c) Freezing Rain
d) Hail
This symbol is a line with triangles on it. This type of symbol brings Brief, heavy storms What type of symbol is this?
a) High pressure
b) Low pressure
c) Cold front
d) Warm front
This symbol can be found on a weather map. It is a line with semi circles on it. This type of symbol brings steady precipitation followed by hot humid weather. What is this weather symbol?
a) High pressure
b) Low pressure
c) Cold front
d) Warm front
This type of symbol can be found on a weather map. It is represented by an upper case H. It usually brings calm skies, fair weather, gentle breezes. What is this symbol:
a) High pressure
b) Low pressure
c) Cold front
d) Warm front
This type of symbol can be found on a weather map. It is represented by an upper case L. It usually brings Severe weather/ thunderstorms what is it?
a) High pressure
b) Low pressure
c) Cold front
d) Warm front
What is/ are the MAIN factor(s) causing the weather and climate in Seattle, Washington to be different from Phoenix, Arizona.
a) Latitude
b) Altitude
c) Proximity to large bodies of water
d) All of the above
This describes the general temperature and precipitation patterns over a longer period of time
a) weather
b) atmospheric pressure
c) climate
d) temperature
The day to day temperature and climate describes the
a) weather
b) atmospheric pressure
c) climate
d) temperature
Atmospheric conditions at a particular time and place describe the
a) weather
b) climate
c)
d)
Extreme weather conditions, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, often follow:
a) A. Cold Fronts
b) B. Drops in temperature
c) C. Change in pressure
d) All of the above
This type of cloud is wispy, feathery and high in altitude. The weather expected fair weather. May be a sign that a storm is approaching. This type of cloud is a ?
a) Cumulus
b) Stratus
c) Cirrus
d) Cumulonimbus
As the atmospheric gases move around the Earth, they
a) A. Move in no real pattern
b) B. Move in masses based on temperature
c) C. Move in masses based on pressure
d) Both B and C
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