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This is the season most associated with Hail
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Fall
d) Winter

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

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

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

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

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

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

The area where two air masses meet
a) air bounding
b) storm
c) front
d) atmosphereic disturbance

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

Hot, dry air masses
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

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 large body of air that has similiar temperature, humidity and air pressure
a) front
b) air volume
c) air mass
d) cloud

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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