Weather Information

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front
• storm
• climate
• flood

Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?

• cirrus
• stratus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus

Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.

• RISES
• FALLS

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

• blizzard
• cold front
• tornado 
• hurricane

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.

• weather
• humidity
• air mass
• dew point

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

What type of storm front is this? 

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Air pressure is greatest:

• closer to Earth
• farther from Earth