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WHEN A WARM AIR MASS APPROACHES A COOL MASS OF AIR, WHAT TYPE OF FRONT IS APPROACHING AND WHAT KIND OF WEATHER WILL IT BRING?
a) WARM FRONT, CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT
b) COLD FRONT, CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT
c) OCCLUDED FRONT, NICE WARM WEATHER
d) STATIONARY FRONT, NICE COOL WEATHER

WHEN AIR HEATS, IT RISES, CREATING AN AREA OF ______ PRESSURE
a) LOW
b) HIGH
c) MODERATE
d) INCREASING

WHEN AIR COOLS, IT SINKS, CREATING AN AREA OF _______ PRESSURE
a) HIGH
b) LOW
c) MODERATE
d) DECREASING

AN AREA WHERE PRESSURE IS INCREASING IS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER?
a) DRY, CLEAR
b) WET, CLOUDY
c) DRY, CLOUDY
d) WET, CLEAR

LOW AIR PRESSURE SYSTEMS ALWAYS ROTATE ______ (IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE) WHICH IS WHY HURRICANES SPIN IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
a) COUNTER CLOCKWISE
b) CLOCKWISE
c) OUTWARD
d) RIGHT

WHAT ARE THE LINES CALLED ON A WEATHER MAP OF EQUAL AIR PRESSURE?
a) ISOBARS
b) THERMOBARS
c) CONTOUR LINES
d) CANDYBARS

THE AIR AND THE OCEAN HEAT UP MORE AT THE EQUATOR BECAUSE THE SUN'S RAYS HIT THE EARTH ___________.
a) DIRECTLY
b) INDIRECTLY
c) INCONSISTENTLY
d) RADIANTLY

THE TYPE OF ENERGY TRANSFER SEEN IN THE EARTH'S OCEAN CURRENTS WOULD BEST BE DESCRIBED AS
a) CONVECTION
b) RADIATION
c) CONDUCTION
d) PLASMA

THE TYPE OF BREEZE WHICH FORMS WHEN A LOW PRESSURE IS CREATED OVER THE LAND AND A HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OCEAN IS CALLED A(N) ______ BREEZE.
a) OCEAN
b) LAND
c) EQUITORIAL
d) POLAR

HURRICANES WILL DIE OUT WHEN THEY TRAVEL OVER _______.
a) LAND
b) WARM OCEANS
c)
d)

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