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Air Pressure And Weather
Test Description: Air pressure, fronts, tornadoes, hurricanes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) _______________ is the weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth.
A
A hurricane
B
Air pressure
C
A tornado
D
A front
2) Meteorologists use a ______________to measure the pressure of the air when studying the weather.
A
sphygmomanometer
B
galvanometer
C
thermometer
D
barometer
3) Air pressure ___________as altitude increases.
A
both
B
neither
C
decreases
D
increases
4) The _________ air pressure pressing down on our bodies is at sea level.
A
least
B
most
C
smallest
D
greatest
5) A __________ is a boundary between two different air masses, resulting in stormy weather.
A
mountain
B
cloud
C
back
D
front
6) A front is a line of separation between __________and _________ air masses.
A
tropical and warm
B
tropical and polar
C
moist and dry
D
polar and cool
7) A ________ is a boundary between two air masses, one cold and the other warm, moving so that the colder air replaces the warmer air.
A
hurricane
B
cold front
C
hot front
D
water cycle
8) A _________ is a boundary between two air masses, one cool and the other warm, moving so that the warmer air replaces the cooler air.
A
polar front
B
cool front
C
warm front
D
maritime front
9) A ___________ is a boundary between two air masses that more or less doesn’t move.
A
portable front
B
stationary front
C
mobile front
D
modular front
10) A(n) ___________is a combination of two fronts that form when a cold front catches up and overtakes a warm front.
A
maritime front
B
unblocked front
C
occluded front
D
hot front
11) A __________ is a violent rotating column of air over land extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
A
tornado
B
hurricane
C
sandstorm
D
hailstorm
12) Most ______ in the US form from thunderstorms when warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Canada meet.
A
tornados
B
blizzards
C
hailstorms
D
hurricanes
13) A _____ is a huge storm that can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph.
A
water spout
B
hurricane
C
hailstorm
D
blizzard
14) Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with ____________.
A
cold ocean waters
B
warm ocean waters
C
dry land
D
the Poles
15) The ______ is a force that deflects moving objects to one side because of the Earth’s rotation.
A
scientific
B
Coriolis Effect
C
cumulonimbus
D
Doppler Effect
16) What do we call the amount of water vapor in the air?
A
rain
B
sleet
C
maritime
D
humidity
17) If the amount of water vapor in the air is greater than 50%, it's considered to be _______.
A
measurable by a barometer
B
too humid
C
winter in the northern hemisphere
D
a dew point
18) The ________ is the temperature where water vapor condenses into liquid water and becomes fully saturated and shows the amount of moisture in the air.
A
ambient pressure
B
Maximum percentage
C
Mountain Dew point
D
dew point
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