Weather

When studying continental polar and continental tropical air masses, how are they alike?

• They are both wet.
• They are both warm.
• They are both dry.
• They are both cold.

What is the area called when two air masses meet and do not combine?

• Local wind
• Isotherm
• Global wind
• Front

What is the weather like when a stationary front forms?

• Rainy for several days
• Misty for a short period
• Fair and warm
• Dry and cold 

For a cloud to form, what takes place?

• water vapor freezes on an object
• water vapor condenses 
• water vapor precipitates
• water vapor evaporates

What type of cloud is made up of ice crystals and is at high altitudes?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud is covers the sky like a blanket and is layered?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud looks like cotton balls and is fluffy?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud brings thunderstorms and severe weather?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus

Where do hurricanes originate?

• Over dry warm land
• Over dry cold land
• Over  cold ocean water
• Over
   warm ocean water

What type of precipitation forms in cumulonimbus clouds when water droplets rise and fall several times?

• Rain
• Sleet
• Snow
• Hail