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Air masses take on the characteristics of the area they form over. For example an air mass that forms over a desert in the summer will be hot and dry.
a) true
b) False
c)
d)

A high pressure system causes air to rise.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What type of weather would you expect if a high pressure system was headed to your town?
a) full cloud cover and precipitation
b) Sunny clear skies
c) full clod cover and very little rain
d) all of the above

Although we have computers to help forecast the weather, weather forecasts are still a prediction as it is difficult to determine the exact weather each day.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Warm fronts form when less dense warmer air moves toward colder denser air.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Cold fronts form when less dense warm air moves towards colder dense air.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Your town is experiencing a drought in which the weather has been hot and dry for weeks. Infer which type of pressure system is stalled over the area.
a) High Pressure system
b) Low air pressure system
c)
d)

High pressure systems usually bring good weather because _______.
a) the air masses rise, preventing precipitation from falling
b) the air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form
c) the air masses rise, causing wind that blows away the clouds
d) the air masses sink, forcing air to move from low pressure to high pressure

Low-pressure systems bring clouds and precipitation.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What forms in a low pressure air system
a) clouds/storms
b) high winds
c) evaporation
d) clear skies

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