Earth Science Weather Review - Chapter 8

Earth Science Weather Review - Chapter 8

By Nahrain Barno

Open Ended

Explain the steps involved in the water cycle. (Hint: start with "the driving force")

Open Ended

Think about the phase of the water cycle known as CONDENSATION. What two conditions are required for condensation to occur?​

Poll

True or False: All clouds produce precipitation.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Common types of precipitation include (hint: we discussed five):

Multiple Choice

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar

• moisture content

• temperature

• temperature and moisture content

• temperature and relative humidity

Poll

• maritime, tropical, polar, continental

• maritime, polar, continental, polar

• maritime, continental, tropical, polar

Open Ended

Name the four kinds of weather fronts we discussed in Chapter 8.

Poll

This type of weather front can bring MANY DAYS of clouds and precipitation.

• stationary front

• occluded front

• warm front

• cold front

Poll

This type of front produces COOL temperatures and LARGE amounts of PRECIPITATION.

• cold front

• maritime tropical front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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