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What type of front occurs when a cold and warm air mass meet and stalls out bringing days of cloudy rainy weather?
a) cold front
b) warm front
c) stationary front
d) occluded front
Throughout the year, there is usually some wind blowing at the beach during the day and night. What is the cause of these winds?
a) air flowing down mountains to the ocean
b) differences in the temperature of land and ocean
c) differences in the humidity over land and ocean
d) air flowing from the upper parts of the atmosphere
How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?
a) the area would become more stormy and rainy
b) the area would become more humid and warmer
c) the area would become cooler with less humidity
d) the area would become warmer with strong winds
What type of pressure is associated with a hurricane or tornado?
a) high pressure
b) low pressure
c) medium pressure
d) no pressure
Pacific Ocean cyclonic storms are called
a) hurricanes
b) typhoons
c) monsoons
d) tropical weather
What is the fuel or the engine that keeps a hurricane alive?
a) land
b) warm water
c) cold water
d) wind
The most damaging and dangerous effect of a hurricane is
a) wind
b) storm surge
c) temperature
d) preceipitation
What conditions will slow a hurricane and decrease its strength?
a) staying over warm water
b) moving over land
c) increasing rain
d) and increase in high winds
What direction do hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate?
a) clockwise
b) counterclockwise
c) sideways
d) they do not rotate
What do hurricanes and tornadoes have in common?
a) extremely large path of destruction
b) over 300 miles across
c) most form over land
d) contains spiraling winds
The boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass is called a ____.
a) front
b) climate
c) storm
d) flood
Which of the following measures air pressure?
a) thermometer
b) barometer
c) hygrometer
d) anenometer
Which of the following measure the amount of water vapor in the air?
a) thermometer
b) barometer
c) hygrometer
d) aneneometer
Which of the following measures wind speed?
a) thermometer
b) hygrometer
c) barometer
d) anenometer
Which of the following measures air temperature?
a) thermometer
b) barometer
c) hygrometer
d) anenometer
Which type of air mass usually contains the most moisture?
a) mP
b) mT
c) cP
d) cT
What is the calmest part of a hurricane?
a) eye wall
b) eye
c) rain bands
d) storm surge
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