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Test Description: Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Local winds blow over shorter distances than global winds
A
True
B
False
2) Earth's major wind belts are the trade winds, the prevailing westerlies, and the polar latitudes
A
False
B
True
3) Cold, humid air masses that bring fog to the West Coast are continental polar air masses
A
True
B
False
4) Fluids like air tend to move toward areas of high pressure
A
False
B
True
5) Earth's rotation makes winds seem to curve. This is called the
A
global effect.
B
Coriolis effect.
C
rotational effect.
D
convection effect.
6) Cool air masses tend to
A
be lifted up by more dense warm air masses.
B
mix easily with warm air masses.
C
be more dense and flow under warm air masses.
D
be less dense and flow over warm air masses.
7) An air mass that formed over northern Mexico and affected the southwestern United States would be a
A
continental polar air mass.
B
maritime tropical air mass.
C
maritime polar air mass
D
continental tropical air mass.
8) Warm air masses that affect the west coast of the United States are called
A
continental polar air masses.
B
maritime polar air masses.
C
maritime tropical air masses.
D
continental tropical air masses.
9) When a warm air mass collides with a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
A
occluded front.
B
warm front.
C
stationary front.
D
cold front.
10) Uneven heating of the atmosphere leads to differences in air ____________________, which causes wind.
A
pressure
B
stationary
C
tornado
D
hot
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