Weather and Climate

What happens to air pressure as air heats up?

• it increases (the air weighs more)

• it decreases (the air weighs less)

• it stays the same (the weight fo the air stays the same)

• it goes in a circle

A large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity is called:

• a back

• a cylcone

• a front

• an air mass

What is blanket of air surrounding the earth called?

• Bob

• The atmosphere

• The biome

• The galaxy

When a low pressure meets a high pressure system, which way would we expect the wind to blow?

• From the high pressure into the low pressure

• From the low pressure into the high pressure

• Straight down

• Towards Mecca

Which heats and cools faster, soil or water?

• soil

• water

• they heat and cool at the same rate

• neither one heats or cools

Which of these statements about warm air is FALSE?

• It has lower pressure than colder air

• It sinks as it warms

• the warmer it is, the more moisture it can hold

• It rises as it warms

What is the layer of the atmosphere called where all weather occurs?

• The weather layer

• The stratosphere

• The ionosphere

• The troposphere

Which of these air masses would you expect to be cold and dry?

• A polar maritime air mass

• A tropical maritime air mass

• A polar continental air mass

• A tropical continental air mass

On a hot summer day at the beach, where would you expect to find higher pressure air?

• Over the sand

• Over the water

• On the boardwalk next to the salt water taffy stand

• in Cleveland

Winds that always blow in the same direction are called:

• Global or prevailing winds

• Local winds

• Ill winds

• Rewinds