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Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a
a) tornado
b) hurricane
c) hailstorm
d) thunderstorm
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
a) severe storms
b) drizzly rain followed by clear weather
c) cold, dry weather
d) many days of cloudy, wet weather
What does not happen when air reaches its dew point?
a) Clouds form
b) Relative humidity is 100%
c) Condensation occurs
d) The humidity deceases
What kind of weather will nimbostratus clouds likely bring?
a) sunny
b) rainy
c) warm
d) severe thunderstorms
A continental polar air mass forms in
a) northern Canada
b) the Gulf of Mexico
c) the Pacific Ocean
d) the desert Southwest
How does a warm front form?
a) Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.
b) Two air masses meet and stay separated.
c) Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
d) Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.
Which conditions would most likely cause good weather?
a) cumulonibus clouds and temperature of 80°F
b) dew point 70°F and temperature 71°F
c) low atmospheric pressure and stratus clouds
d) relative humidity of 60% and clear skies
Which of the following instruments meausures air pressure?
a) barometer
b) psychrometer
c) anemometer
d) thermometer
Which of the following is NOT a type of condensation?
a) dew
b) snow
c) cloud
d) fog
Warm air _______________ and cools, which leads to __________________.
a) rises, evaporation
b) rises, condensation
c) falls, evaporation
d) falls, condensation
A cold front moving southeast meets a warm front moving northwest. The fronts remain together for several days. What is this front called and what weather would be likely?
a) Warm, mild and getting warmer
b) occluded, clear skies
c) stationary, long periods of precipitation
d) warm, severe thunderstorms
Brutus notices that the clouds outside his window are like a grey blanket filling the sky. The clouds are dark, low and thick. Shoud Brutus plan a picnic outside today and why?
a) Yes, low, dark clouds are not an indication of precipitation
b) No, he realizes that the clouds he sees will not cause rain
c) Yes, the clouds he sees are cirrus clouds which means good weather
d) No, the clouds he sees are nimbostratus clouds which means rainy weather is coming soon.
What conditions would most likely cause precipitation?
a) dew point 90°F, air pressure rising, temeperature 99°F
b) dew point 86°F, air pressure falling, temperature 70°F
c) dew point 75°F, air pressure rising, temperature 88°F
d) dew point 60°F, air pressure falling, temperature 62°F
Which combination of barometric pressure and temperature would most likely predict snow?
a) barometric pressure falling and temperature of 23°C
b) barometric pressure falling and temperature of -5°C
c) barometric pressure rising and temperature of -8°C
d) barometric pressure rising and temperature 9°C
At 8:00 AM the temperature is 75°F with low humidity and cirrus clouds in the sky. Predict what the weather will most likely by at 4:00 PM.
a) dry and mild
b) thunderstorms and hail
c) clear and snowy
d) cloudy and rainy
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