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Test Description: Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The amount of water vapor present in the air is called _____________?
A
dew point
B
humidity
C
air mass
D
weather
2) When the _______ is 50%, the air contains 50% of the water needed for the air to be saturated.
A
dew point
B
relative humidity
C
humidity
D
precipitation
3) The ___________ is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms.
A
relative humidity
B
front
C
dew point
D
humidity
4) When water is cooled to its dew point, it forms a cloud on the ground called
A
fog
B
cumulus
C
precipitation
D
condensation
5) Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of ___________.
A
climate
B
condensation
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
6) A violently rotating column of air is called a ______ when it comes in contact with the ground.
A
trace wind
B
hurricane
C
local wind
D
tornado
7) A(n) ________________ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of the Earth's surface over which it develops.
A
front
B
pressure system
C
air mass
D
tornado
8) When two air masses meet, there is a ___________ or boundary
A
front
B
cloud
C
thunderstorm
D
wastch
9) A _____________ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
A
tornado
B
cold front
C
hurricane
D
blizzard
10) Winter storms are classified as _____________ if the winds are high, the temperature is low, and the visibility is low.
A
thunderstorms
B
blizzards
C
hurricanes
D
typhoons
11) A ______________ is a person who studies weather.
A
meteorologist
B
hydrologist
C
geologist
D
weatherologist
12) When water droplets form around dust particles and become heavy enough to fall out of the clouds, we have _________
A
fog
B
dew point
C
precipitation
D
wind
13) Water drops can form on surfaces at night when the air is clear because ___________.
A
the relative humidity decreases
B
the air near the ground is colder than the ground
C
the air near the ground cools to its dew point
D
the air is NOT saturated
14) The interaction of air, water, and __________ results in weather.
A
sun
B
wind
C
humidity
D
land
15) Thick, puffy clouds are called ______________ clouds.
A
cumulus
B
cirrus
C
nimbus
D
stratus
16) Violent storms generally form along a(n) __________________ front.
A
occluded front
B
warm front
C
cold front
D
stationary front
17) An air mass that forms off the southeast coast of the US is ________________.
A
cool, moist
B
hot, dry
C
warm, moist
D
cold, dry
18) Hurricanes form over ________________.
A
tropical oceans
B
temperate zones
C
grasslands
D
mountain ranges near oceans
19) Raindrops that pass through a layer of freezing air near the ground become _____________.
A
sleet
B
snow with a different form of flake
C
fog
D
hail
20) Lightning results from ______________
A
high winds
B
the rapid heating of air
C
the build up of positive and negative electrical charges in clouds
D
when air heats and expands rapidly, then cools quickly and contracts
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