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Which of the following measures wind speed?
a) thermometer
b) hygrometer
c) barometer
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 air pressure?
a) thermometer
b) barometer
c) hygrometer
d) anenometer

The boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass is called a ____.
a) front
b) climate
c) storm
d) flood

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

What direction do hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate?
a) clockwise
b) counterclockwise
c) sideways
d) they do not rotate

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

The most damaging and dangerous effect of a hurricane is
a) wind
b) storm surge
c) temperature
d) preceipitation

What is the fuel or the engine that keeps a hurricane alive?
a) land
b) warm water
c) cold water
d) wind

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

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

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

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

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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