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Forecasting Weather
Test Description: These are questions that relate to meterology and forecasting weahter.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Large sections of the earth with same temperature and humidity
A
air mass
B
tornado
C
cold front
D
winter storm
2) Warm air mass overtakes cold air mass
A
warm front
B
stationary front
C
occluded front
D
cold front
3) Cold air mass overtakes warm air mass
A
stationary front
B
occluded front
C
cold front
D
warm front
4) Large, tropical cyclone with heavy rains and winds
A
cold front
B
thunderstorm
C
hurricane
D
tornado
5) Boundary between two air masses not moving in relation to each other
A
cold front
B
stationary front
C
occluded front
D
warm front
6) Along a cold front, the warmer, less dense air
A
rises over the colder air.
B
cannot move the cold air.
C
is pushed up by cold air.
D
is trapped by the land.
7) At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. Which of the following is the reason for the breeze?
A
There are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the ocean.
B
The land warms up faster than does the water, so air moves toward the land.
C
The pounding waves generate air currents.
D
The land is cooler than the sea, causing a land breeze.
8) When the jet stream moves south, how will the weather change?
A
It snows everywhere
B
It gets cooler.
C
It gets warmer
D
It rains a lot.
9) As a hurricane comes ashore and moves over land, it gets
A
weaker because the air temperature cools.
B
stronger because the air temperature cools
C
weaker because the air temperature warms.
D
stronger because the air temperature warms.
10) The most important way that surface ocean currents affect climate is by
A
changing the direction of global wind patterns
B
absorbing moisture from the air.
C
Bringing cold water to warm areas and warm water to cold areas.
D
reflecting sunlight back into space.
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