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Test Description: Unit 7 Weather
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1) Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a
A
tornado
B
thunderstorm
C
hurricane
D
hailstorm
2) What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
A
cold, dry weather
B
drizzly rain followed by clear weather
C
severe storms
D
many days of cloudy, wet weather
3) What does not happen when air reaches its dew point?
A
Clouds form
B
The humidity deceases
C
Relative humidity is 100%
D
Condensation occurs
4) What kind of weather will nimbostratus clouds likely bring?
A
severe thunderstorms
B
rainy
C
warm
D
sunny
5) A continental polar air mass forms in
A
the Gulf of Mexico
B
the desert Southwest
C
the Pacific Ocean
D
northern Canada
6) How does a warm front form?
A
Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
B
Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.
C
Two air masses meet and stay separated.
D
Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.
7) Which conditions would most likely cause good weather?
A
relative humidity of 60% and clear skies
B
low atmospheric pressure and stratus clouds
C
dew point 70°F and temperature 71°F
D
cumulonibus clouds and temperature of 80°F
8) Which of the following instruments meausures air pressure?
A
thermometer
B
psychrometer
C
anemometer
D
barometer
9) Which of the following is NOT a type of condensation?
A
fog
B
dew
C
snow
D
cloud
10) Warm air _______________ and cools, which leads to __________________.
A
rises, condensation
B
rises, evaporation
C
falls, evaporation
D
falls, condensation
11) A cold front moving southeast meets a warm front moving northwest. The fronts remain together for several days. What is this front called and what weather would be likely?
A
occluded, clear skies
B
stationary, long periods of precipitation
C
warm, severe thunderstorms
D
Warm, mild and getting warmer
12) Brutus notices that the clouds outside his window are like a grey blanket filling the sky. The clouds are dark, low and thick. Shoud Brutus plan a picnic outside today and why?
A
Yes, low, dark clouds are not an indication of precipitation
B
Yes, the clouds he sees are cirrus clouds which means good weather
C
No, he realizes that the clouds he sees will not cause rain
D
No, the clouds he sees are nimbostratus clouds which means rainy weather is coming soon.
13) What conditions would most likely cause precipitation?
A
dew point 86°F, air pressure falling, temperature 70°F
B
dew point 90°F, air pressure rising, temeperature 99°F
C
dew point 60°F, air pressure falling, temperature 62°F
D
dew point 75°F, air pressure rising, temperature 88°F
14) Which combination of barometric pressure and temperature would most likely predict snow?
A
barometric pressure rising and temperature of -8°C
B
barometric pressure falling and temperature of 23°C
C
barometric pressure falling and temperature of -5°C
D
barometric pressure rising and temperature 9°C
15) At 8:00 AM the temperature is 75°F with low humidity and cirrus clouds in the sky. Predict what the weather will most likely by at 4:00 PM.
A
cloudy and rainy
B
clear and snowy
C
dry and mild
D
thunderstorms and hail
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