Weather Multiple Choice Test

liquid water is heated by the sun’s energy and changes from a liquid to a gas

water evaporating from the leaves of plants

water vapor cools and turns into liquid water, forming a cloud

clouds get too heavy and water falls to the ground as rain, sleet, or snow

the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

warm current in the Atlantic Ocean that moves North and keeps the weather along the coast mild

measures wind speed

measures air pressure

the boundary where polar air masses meet tropical air masses; it can move north and south and effect the air temperature above and below it

low, sheetlike gray clouds that bring rain sometimes; fog

puffy, fair-weather clouds

large thunderhead clouds; storm cloud

wispy, high-level clouds that happen when there is fair weather but rain is approaching

a large body of air with nearly the same temperature and humidity throughout

where two air masses meet

cold air mass meets warm air mass, bringing storms and a drop in temperature

warm air mass meets a cold air mass and rises over it. Often brings rain, stratus clouds and an increase in temperature

unusual warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean

warm air rises and cold air sinks; causing wind

winds that cause the weather in the US to move from west to the east

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