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Test Description: Basic quiz on weather properties
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The transfer of heat through the rising and falling movement in a liquid or gas
A
Coriolis Effect
B
confection current
C
convection current
D
conduction current
2) In a sea breeze the air over the land is ____ and the air over the sea is ___.
A
warm/warm
B
warm/cold
C
cold/warm
3) A low barometric reading indicates that the weather will be
A
sunny and fair
B
rainy and stormy
C
the same as the day before
4) When incoming cold air pushes warm air up into the atmosphere resulting in heavy rain or precipitation
A
warm front
B
cold front
C
stationary front
5) Select the correct order of cloud formation
A
evaporation, vapor rises, vapor cools, cloud formation, condensation
B
vapor rises, evaporation, vapor cools, condensation, and cloud formation
C
evaporation, vapor rises, vapor cools, condensation, and cloud formation
6) What type of cloud is feathery and signals fair weather?
A
cumulonimbus
B
cumulus
C
stratus
D
cirrus
7) What type of cloud is flat and looks like a blanket covering the sky and signals light persistent precipitation?
A
cumulonimbus
B
stratus
C
cumulus
D
cirrus
8) A long period of less than normal rainfall is called a
A
drought
B
parched spell
C
dry spell
D
heat wave
9) Tropical storms become hurricanes when wind speeds reach
A
74 mph
B
64 mph
C
84 mph
D
100 mph
10) The deflection of air to the right or left because of Earth's rotation on its axis is known as
A
Rotation Effect
B
Axial Effect
C
Convection Current
D
Coriolis Effect
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