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1) When water droplets in a cloud combine, become to heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing?
A
precipitation
B
evaporation
C
transpiration
D
condensation
2) A ________ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it developed.
A
front
B
tornado
C
cloud
D
air mass
3) Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. What temperature air has the ability to hold the most moisture. Think about when it is most humid, in the winter or the summer.
A
cold air
B
moist air
C
dry air
D
warm air
4) The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called?
A
air mass
B
flood
C
front
D
climate
5) Which of the following is often found along a front?
A
very strong winds
B
storms and precipitation
C
sunny skies
D
clear weather
6) Air masses are described based on two factors. Which of the flooding lists the characteristics of air masses?
A
temperature and moisture of air masses
B
moisture and size of air masses
C
size and temperature of air masses
D
size and depth of air masses
7) What color would a cold front appear on a weather map?
A
purple
B
red and blue
C
blue
D
red
8) Violent storms, such as thunderstorms, generally form along?
A
stationary fronts
B
warm fronts
C
occluded fronts
D
cold fronts
9) To keep track of high and low pressure areas, weather maps are drawn with lines connecting points of equal air pressure. These lines are called?
A
isobars
B
fronts
C
squiggles
D
therms
10) Areas of low pressure usually have?
A
descending air
B
cloudy and bad weather
C
none of the above
D
good clear weather
11) High pressure means good weather because _______?
A
the air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form
B
clouds are blown away by wind
C
the air masses rise
D
none of the above
12) In the 1920's, the term to describe the boundary between 2 different air masses got its name because this area was similar to the area where two opposing armies fought during a war. Eventually, one side advances, pushing the other out of the way.
A
isobars
B
precipitation
C
clouds
D
fronts
13) Which kind of front may form when cool air, cold air, and warm air meet?
A
occluded
B
cold
C
warm
D
stationary
14) Which direction does a stationary front move?
A
south
B
east
C
west
D
it does not move
15) Refers to the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
A
weather
B
rain
C
front
D
humidity
16) A ______ front has little or no movement.
A
occluded
B
cold
C
stationary
D
warm
17) A warm front is what color on the weather map?
A
blue
B
red
C
purple
D
red and blue
18) Areas of less dense, warm air that is forced upward, usually resulting in bad weather.
A
low pressure system
B
humidity
C
air mass
D
high pressure system
19) A percent that indicates how much water vapor is in the air on any given day.
A
humidity
B
air mass
C
high pressure
D
low pressure
20) A warm air mass takes over a colder air mass.
A
cold front
B
stationary front
C
warm front
D
occluded front
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