Weather Flexbook Quiz

What causes weather?

• unequal heating of the Earth's surface
• the spinning of the Earth on it's axis
• the global wind patterns due to the Coriolis effect
• the decrease in temperature of the atmosphere as elevation increases in the troposhere

What is humidity?

• the amount of water vapor in the air
• the temperature at which water vapor condenses
• the temperature at which water vapor evaporates
• a measure of the wind speed

What is dew point?

• the amount of water vapor in the air
• the temperature at which water vapor condenses
• the temperature at which water vapor evaporates
• a measure of the wind speed

What will happen if the relative humidity is 100% and the temperature begins falling?

• The air will be sticky and uncomfortable.
• Dew will form.
• Conditions are ideal for humans to experience hypothermia.
• The atmospheric pressure will fall and a storm is coming.

Identify this cloud type.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

Identify this cloud type.

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

Identify this cloud type.

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what?

• Front

• Air mass

• Cold front

• Warm front

A wet and hot air mass would be a _?_.

• maritime tropical (mT)
• maritime polar (mP)
• continental polar (cP)
• continental tropical (cT)

A dry and cold air mass would be _?_.

• maritime polar (mP)
• continental polar (cP)
• maritime tropical (mT)
• continental tropical (cT)