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Earth's Weather Patterns Unit Test Review (part 3)
Test Description: Students review for their unit test on Earth's weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which term is given to describes the lines joining places that have the same temperature on a weather map?
A
fronts
B
isobars
C
occluded
D
isotherms
2) A rapidly moving cold air mass meets a slowly moving warm air mass and forms a front. What will most likely occur at this front?
A
The two air masses will mix together.
B
The warm air will slide under the cold air. The cold air will rise and get warmer.
C
Cold air will slide under the warm air. Warm air will rise and cool. Clouds will form.
D
The less dense warm air will sink and cool. Clouds will form.
3) A type of cloud that forms in flat layers and often covers much of the sky is
A
stratus
B
fog
C
cumulus
D
cirrus
4) On a weather map, the strongest winds are normally observed
A
where the isobars or contour lines are close together.
B
near a large body of water
C
at the center of high pressure
D
at the center of low pressure
5) What can one conclude when there is a large temperature difference between the recording of a psychrometer's dry-bulb thermometer and its wet-bulb thermometer
A
it is nearly saturated
B
it is very cold
C
it is very warm
D
it is very dry
6) Which type of cloud resembles a fluffy pile of cotton?
A
cirrus
B
stratus
C
cumulus
D
nimbus
7) Which type of cloud would be most fitting for a scary Halloween night?
A
stratus
B
cirrus
C
cumulus
D
nimbus
8) Clouds usually form when
A
air temperature reaches the dew point
B
evaporation has warmed the surrounding air
C
relative humidity is zero percent
D
condensation nuclei have been removed from the air
9) What causes an occluded front?
A
A warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and have a standoff
B
sunny weather
C
A warm air mass becomes trapped between two cold air masses
D
Warm air overpowers colder air
10) Which of the following careers studies the weather
A
physicist
B
geologist
C
chemist
D
meteorologist
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