earth science review/tk

Warm air moving north from the Gulf of Mexico is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

What is the edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air called?

• cold front
• warm front
• thunderstorm
• cloud

____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

• Cool, Less
• Warm, Less
• Cold, More
• Warm, More

The person standing at the top of this mountain will experience________ than the person standing at the bottom of the mountain.

• higher air pressure
• lower air pressure
• no difference in air pressure
• warmer temperatures

Storms generally move in what direction across the U.S? 

• from east to west
• from north to south
• from south to north
• from west to east

What type of weather is associated with low pressure? 

• cool and dry
• warm and moist
• cool and moist
• warm and dry

What are lines on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure?

• Isotherms
• Isoclines
• Isobars
• Isochrons

Earth’s surface winds generally blow from regions of higher

• air temperature toward regions of lower air temperature
• air pressure toward regions of lower air pressure
• latitudes toward regions of lower latitudes
• elevations toward regions of lower elevations

Air pressure is usually highest when the air is

• cool and humid
• cool and dry
• warm and humid
• warm and dry

In which direction do the surface winds blow around a high-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere?

• clockwise and inward
• clockwise and outward
• counter-
  clockwise and inward
• counter-
  clockwise and outward