Meterology Review

Air pressure is greatest:

• closer to Earth
• farther from Earth

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting

• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• tornado
• blizzard

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail

• thunderstorm
• tornado
• hurricane
• blizzard

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front
• storm
• climate
• flood

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the:

• dew point
• rain point
• wind point
• relative humidity

Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?

• they are larger
• longer duration
• also associated with flooding and strong rains
• all of the rest

Cold air traveling south from Canada is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar