Weather

What source of energy causes cool air sinking and hot air rising?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• reflection

The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• climate

• Coriolis Effect

• circulation

• weather

Types of air masses. Pick all that apply.

• Tropical temperate

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Tropical Polar Arctic

• Continental Polar

A high pressure system generally is...

• sunny and has rising air

• cloudy and has rising air

• sunny and had sinking air

• cloudy and had sinking air

What is the primary factor in the change in weather?

• Temperature

• Wind

• Sleet

• Latitude

Which is what is happening outside right now?

• climate

• weather

Which front is a cold air mass pushing a warm air mass and forces warm air to rise?

• warm front

• stationary front

• cold front

Which front is a warm air mass pushing a cold air mass and warm air rises over cold air mass?

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

The rotation of Earth changes the direction of the winds describes what?

• weather prediction

• jet streams

• Coriolis Effect

• air mass

The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place that includes temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation, and wind.

• climate

• weather