Meteorology Final Quiz review

The atmosphere is composed of

• mostly oxygen

• all hydrogen

• a mixture of gases

• H20

Low air pressure moves towards high air pressure.

• true

• false

Lines on a weather map that connect equal points of air pressure

• Dew point

• Fronts

• Air masses

• Isobars

High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.

• True

• False

The temperature at which air becomes saturated

• Humidity

• Front

• Dew Point

• Cold Front

Low pressure areas would likely have 

• cloudy weather

• clear weather

• sunny weather

• storms

Which type of cloud indicates fair weather?

• nimbus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

During a land breeze, the air over the sea rises due to it's low pressure.

• True

• False

As altitude increases, pressure __________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• rises

^{The amount of water in the air}

• Dew point

• Rain

• Isobar

• Humidity