Chapter 12 Meteorology

At what point do scientists classify an area’s weather as its climate?

• 1 Year
• 5 Years
• 15 Years
• 30 Years

The hot and humid weather in Texas during the summer is most likely due to what type of air mass?

• Continental Polar
• Continental Tropical
• Maritime Polar
• Maritime Tropical

Frigid air that travels southward from Canada would be what type of air mass?

• Continental Polar
• Continental Tropical
• Maritime Polar
• Artic

What front is being forecast for this state?

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front

Which air mass produces Seattle’s heavy winter precipitation?

• Continental polar
• Continental tropical
• Maritime polar, north Pacific ocean
• Maritime polar, north Atlantic ocean

Which region would be the warmest during the winter as a result of its air mass?

• central Canada
• Mexico
• northern California
• Maine

Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ____.

• Humidity
• lapse rate
• Weather
• The Ionosphere

The Coriolis effect is due to the ____ of Earth.

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Shape
• Density

It is a cloudy and rainy day in Connersville; what type of weather system are we having?

• High-Pressure
• Low-Pressure
• Medium-Pressure
• No Pressure

A(n) ____ forecast involves comparing current weather patterns to patterns that took place in the past.

• Real-Time
• Digital
• Analog
• Comparative