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A large body of air that has similiar temperature, humidity and air pressure
a) front
b) air volume
c) air mass
d) cloud
A warm, humid air mass that forms over oceans near the tropics. Brings hot humid weather in the summer and heavy rain and snow in the winter.
a) maritime tropical
b) continental tropical
c) continental polar
d) maritime polar
A cool, humid air mass that forms over icy cold North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans
a) Martime Tropical
b) Continental Polar
c) Continental Tropical
d) Maritime Polar
Hot, dry air masses
a) Maritime Tropical
b) Continental Tropical
c) Continental Polar
d) Maritime Polar
Cool, dry air masses that form over central and northern Canada and Alaska. Can bring storms in the summer.
a) Maritime Polar
b) Continental Tropical
c) Continental Polar
d) Maritime Tropical
The area where two air masses meet
a) air bounding
b) storm
c) front
d) atmosphereic disturbance
Occurs when a dense cold air mass slides under warm, lighter air, which pushes the warm air upward. Causes severe weather and then clear skies and cool temperatures
a) warm front
b) occluded front
c) stationary front
d) cold front
Fast warm air masses collides with a slow cold air mass, moving overtop of the cold. Brings clouds, storms, and rain
a) warm front
b) occluded front
c) stationary front
d) cold front
Cold and warm air masses that meet but don't move each other, causing a standoff. Can bring many days of clouds and precipitation
a) warm front
b) occluded front
c) stationary front
d) cold front
When a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses. This causes the cool air masses to mix and bring cooler ground temperatures as well as clouds, rain or snow.
a) warm front
b) occluded front
c) stationary front
d) cold front
Low pressure area, rotates counterclockwise
a) cyclone
b) anticyclone
c) tropical storm
d) sharknado
High pressure area, rotates clockwise
a) cyclone
b) anticyclone
c) tropical storm
d) tornado
Measured using the Saffir Simpson Scale
a) Winter storm
b) thunderstorm
c) Hurricane
d) Tornado
This is the cause for thunder
a) lightning
b) hail
c) rain
d) clouds
This is the season most associated with Hail
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Fall
d) Winter
Rain that freezes on the surface when it makes contact
a) sleet
b) hail
c) snow pellets
d) freezing rain
Which of the following is least associated with Thundertorms?
a) Rain
b) Thunder
c) Lightning
d) Snow
Rain Sleet Snow Hail
a) Cloudlings
b) Condensation
c) Precipitation
d) Evaporation
When plant leaves evaporate water into the atmosphere
a) Transpiration
b) Transportation
c) Sublimation
d) Condensation
Clouds are formed during which step of the water cycle?
a) Evaporation
b) precipitation
c) condensation
d) collection
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