Chapter 7 Review

1. An air mass that formed in a polar region is going to bring ____________ weather.

• Warm
• Cold
• Moist
• Dry

The temperatures recorded from a sling psychrometer are compared with a chart in order to determine the _____________.

• Wind Speed
• Average air temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Atmospheric pressure

Which instrument is pictured?

• anemometer
• barometer
• rain guage
• wind vane

 How does a warm front form?

• Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses
• Two air masses meet and stay separated
• Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up
• Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it

 What kind of weather would an occluded front bring?

• Sunny and warm
• much precipitation
• cold and dry
• Thunderstorms

 Which instrument is pictured?

• barometer
• rain gauge
• anemometer
• wind vane

 Which information can you get from a weather map?

• A 5-day weather forecast
• Wind speeds and directions
• The locations of cold fronts
• barometric pressure

What is a giant ocean way that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake, or a landslide?

• Tsunami
• Deep-water waves
• Whitecap
• Storm surge

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

• Drizzly rain followed by clear weather
• Severe storms
• Many days of cloudy, wet weather
• Cold, dry weather

 Which instrument is pictured?

• barometer
• wind vane
• rain gauge
• anemometer