Weather Review

When a high pressure system and a low pressure system meet, which usually occurs?

• Temperature rises.
• Cirrus clouds form.
• Precipitation occurs.
• Winds become calm.

Which will be the effect of a warm front moving into an area?

• Light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and remain after the front is gone.
• Light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and clear after the front is gone.
• Skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and grow cloudy after the front is gone.
• Skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and remain clear after the front is gone.

Meteorologists forecast the high temperature for the day to be 90F. At which time would the temperature be closest to 90F?

• 6 am
• 2 pm
• 7 pm
• midnight

Which type of cloud is most often visible during FAIR weather?

• altostratus
• cirrus
• cumulonimbus
• stratus

Many summer storms in North Carolina are caused by air masses moving from which area?

• Virginia
• Africa
• Pacific Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico

Which best describes a storm surge?

• low ocean tides
• a fall in sea level
• a rise of ocean water
• strong ocean currents

Which best describes the effect a tornado has on normal wind speed and direction?

• No effect on either
• Increase in wind speed and possibly change direction
• Decrease in wind speed and possibly change direction
• Wind direction reverses and possibly change speed

If one day was clear and cool and it rained the next day, which numbers would most likely change?

• precipitation and air pressure
• air pressure and moon visibility
• moon visibility and low temperature
• low temperature and precipitation

What type of cloud is usually associated with thunderstorms?

• cirrus
• stratus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus

Dexter saw lightening. Which of the following cloud types was most likely present?

• cirrus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• stratus