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Chapter 12 - Weather
Test Description: Weather related topics
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1) __________ is the condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place.
A
Convection
B
Temperature
C
Climate
D
Weather
2) Air temperature is measure with a(n) _______, while air pressure is measured with a(n) _____.
A
thermometer... anemometer
B
barometer... thermometer
C
anemometer... thermometer
D
thermometer... barometer
3) The National Weather Service measures air pressure in units called
A
pressure bars
B
aneroids
C
millibars
D
barometers
4) Masses of puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases, that form when air currents rise are called ____ clouds.
A
cumulus
B
cirrus
C
stratus
D
nimbus
5) Areas of low pressure usually have
A
descending air
B
good weather
C
cloudy weather
D
none of the above
6) The boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass is called a ____.
A
storm
B
flood
C
climate
D
front
7) The eye of a hurricane
A
has dense clouds
B
has the highest winds.
C
creates the storm surge.
D
is calm.
8) A violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land is a ____.
A
hurricane
B
front
C
tornado
D
thunderstorm
9) To keep track of high-and low-pressure areas, weather maps are drawn with lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. These lines are called ____.
A
equibars
B
isotherms
C
fronts
D
isobars
10) A ____ studies and forecasts the weather using data gathered from many sources.
A
geologist
B
biologist
C
meteorologist
D
station model
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