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What provides the energy that drives convection within the Earth's atmosphere?
a) Sun
b) moon
c) stars
d) Pluto

What type of air mass would bring humid/moist, hot air?
a) continental polar
b) maritime polar
c) continental tropical
d) maritime tropical

In which type of front is a warm air mass caught between two cooler air masses?
a) stationary
b) warm
c) occluded
d) cold

Which of the following is caused by land being cooler than a nearby body of water?
a) sea breeze
b) ocean breeze
c) land breeze
d) no breeze would be formed

Which type of pressure system brings clear skies?
a) low pressure
b) high pressure
c) no pressure
d) none of the above

Hot air...
a) sinks
b) does not move
c) rises
d) none of the above

What type of front occurs when the warm and cold air masses are not moving?
a) cold
b) warm
c) occluded
d) stationary

What is a dry air mass that forms over land?
a) continental
b) maritime
c) polar
d) tropical

What conditions are necessary for a hurricane to form?
a) warm ocean water
b) humid air
c) light winds
d) all of the above

Cold air...
a) rises
b) sinks
c) does not move
d) none of the above

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