Science Local Assessment Review

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Air masses take on the characteristics of their location so if an air mass is cold and humid it most likely formed over

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An artic region.

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Can you always trust a weather forecast to be 100% accurate because weather models are never wrong?

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False

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Where would air pressure be lowest?

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At the top of a mountain.

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Air particles spread out and move faster when:

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Air temperature increases.

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Cold fronts are when cold air moves under warm air often resulting in thunderstorms/snowstorms.

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True

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If the sky is completely clear of clouds at night, how will the night feel?

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Cooler because warm air is escaping into the atmosphere.

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Humidity

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A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

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Wind moves from areas of

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high pressure to low pressure.

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Which is NOT a characteristic of a Low pressure system?

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Clockwise winds spreading out.

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What happens when there is a greater difference between areas of high pressure and low pressure?

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The stronger the wind will be.