Ch 9, Les 4-6, 6th Grade Question Preview (ID: 61439)


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A continental polar air mass
a) is dry and cold
b) is dry and hot
c) is moist and cold
d) is moist and hot

Maritime air masses form over
a) land
b) oceans
c) deserts
d)

When an air mass moves into an area and interacts with other air masses,
a) it causes the weather to change
b) the weather stays the same.
c)
d)

A warm air mass overtakes a slower cold air mass
a) warm front
b) cold front
c) stationary front
d) occluded front

Cold fronts tend to arrive
a) quickly
b) slowly
c)
d)

When warm and cold air masses meet but neither one can move the other, a ___ forms.
a) stationary front
b) occluded front
c) warm front
d) cold front

Cyclones and decreasing air pressure are associated with
a) clouds, wind, and precipitation
b) dry, clear weather
c) only blizzards
d) high pressure systems

Most precipitation begins in the clouds as
a) snow
b) rain
c) hail
d) a gas

Thunderstorms form in ___ clouds.
a) cumulonimbus
b) cirrocumulus
c) altostratus
d) all

Which is true about lightning and thunder?
a) all of the above
b) lightning forms when charges jump between parts of a cloud or between the cloud and the ground
c) A lightning bold is much hotter than the sun's surface
d) you usually see lightning before you hear thunder

Where are the strongest winds in a hurricane?
a) around the storm's center
b) directly in the eye
c) the outer edges of the storm
d) everywhere is equally powerful

A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands.
a) storm surge
b) flash flood
c) anticyclone
d) tornado

A tornado over water is called a
a) waterspout
b) waternado
c) eddy
d) whirlpool

Tornadoes most commonly develop in
a) cumulonimbus clouds
b) cirrocumulus clouds
c) altostratus clouds
d) cirrus clouds

If you're stuck outside in a thunderstorm,
a) find a low area away from trees, fences, and poles
b) take shelter under a tree
c) jump in a body of water
d) hold onto a metal pole

Tornado warnings mean that
a) a tornado has been seen in the sky or on radar
b) tornadoes are possible in the area
c) a tornado just came through your area
d) the tornado was bad and got a punishment

The scientists who study and try to predict weather are called
a) meteorologists
b) astronomers
c) astrologers
d) paleontologists

Lines joining places on a map that have the same temperature
a) isotherms
b) isobars
c) isotemps
d) isolates

What do you call a hot air mass that forms over land?
a) continental tropical
b) continental polar
c) maritime tropical
d) maritime polar

The ___ refers to the fact that a small change in the weather today can mean a larger weather change in the future.
a) butterfly effect
b) Coriolis effect
c) lake effect
d) change effect

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