Weather Test Review

A line joining points of equal air pressure

• isotherm
• millibar
• isobar
• barometer

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

• isotherm
• barometer
• isobar
• millibar

An instrument that measures temperature

• thermometer
• barometer
• isobar
• isotherm

A line joining points of equal air temperature

• isobar
• isotherm
• thermometer
• barometer

A scientist specializing in the study of weather is called a(n)

• astronomer
• geologist
• meteorologist
• oceanographer

A percent that compares the actual amount of water vapor in the air with the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature is called

• saturation point
• relative humidity
• isobar

When a warm front moves into an area

• usually the skies are gray and there is often a drizzle
• there is often heavy precipitation followed by clearing when the front has moved throught
• there is usually little change in the weather

Maritime tropical air masses form 

• over water near the equator
• over land near the equator
• over cold waters

Weather occurs

• only in the troposphere
• in the troposphere and statosphere
• in the stratosphere
• above the stratosphere

The condition of the atmosphere at a given location for a certain short period of time is called 

• the watch
• the weather
• the relative humidity
• a contingency table