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Water vapor in the air is called
a) air pressure
b) temperature
c) humidity
d) lightning
Which scientific tool is used to measure air pressure?
a) balance scale
b) barometer
c) graduated cylinder
d) rain gauge
What does the word front mean?
a) a large bubble of air
b) the type of weather in a place
c) the place where it is raining
d) the place where one air mass meets another
What is the name of the device which is used to measure wind speed?
a) barometer
b) anemometer
c) weather vane
d) thermometer
Which of the following is needed for a hurricane to form?
a) Months of heavy rain
b) Warm sea temperatures
c) The meeting of two air masses
d) Cold ocean current
How does a warm front form?
a) Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.
b) Two air masses meet and stay separated.
c) Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
d) Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
a) drizzly rain followed by clear weather
b) severe storms
c) many days of cloudy, wet weather
d) cold, dry weather
What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
a) warm
b) stormy
c) sunny
d) windy
What causes wind?
a) Air moves from regions of high pressure to regions of low pressure.
b) low pressure
c) high pressure
d) weather patterns
Convection takes place because
a) warm air is more dense than humid air
b) warm and cold air have the same density
c) cold air is less dense than warm air
d) cold air is more dense than warm air
The direct transfer of electromagnetic waves is called?
a) conduction
b) heat
c) convection
d) radiation
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