Weather Test Retake

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State the compass direction toward which the center of this low-pressure system moved over the next two days if the low followed a normal storm track.

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Northeast

Front

Why are clouds forming along the weather front between two different air masses?

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expanding and cooling, causing condensation

Front

The map below shows two locations, labeled A and B, separated by a mountain range. The locations are at the same elevation. The arrow represents the direction of prevailing winds. Compared to the climate at location A, the climate at location B is most likely

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warmer and drier

Front

Which location would most likely have cloud cover and precipitation? Locations: A, B, C, D

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B

Front

Why is the climate of location A more humid than location B?

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On the side of a mountain range facing the prevailing wind.

Front

The pattern of surface wind circulation around a high-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere is:

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clockwise and outward

Front

The low-pressure center will move in which compass direction in the next 24 hours?

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Northeast

Front

Identify the location labeled on the map that will next experience a short burst of heavy precipitation, a change in wind direction, and a rapid decrease in temperature. Options: Jamestown, Kingston, Old Forge, Albany.

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Jamestown

Front

The weather map below shows a storm centered north of Iceland. Points A, B, C, and D indicate locations on Earth's surface. Isobars are labeled in millibars. Which location was probably experiencing the highest wind speed?

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A

Front

Surface wind circulation pattern around the center of a storm system?

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inward and counterclockwise