Weather Review Quiz

What is a funnel-shaped vortex that is sometimes created by a cumulonimbus cloud?

• tornado
• hurricane
• typhoon
• sandstorm

What happens when air masses with different temperatures meet?

• They mix together

• The warmer temperature takes over

• A narrow boundary forms between them called a front

• Air masses do not meet

What is a condensation nuclei?

• A power plant that generates nuke energy
• A raindrop
• An ice crystal that forms around a dust particle
• A dust particle that cloud droplets and ice crystals condense on.

What type of cloud can cause thunderstorms?

• Stratus

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

How does latitude affect climate?

• Sunspots cause uneven heating
• Air pressure is stronger at different latitudes
• The angle of isolation from the sun is more direct at different latitudes 
• The sun is an oval

What are clouds made up of?

• Updrafts and hail
• Positive and negative electrical charges
• Water droplets and ice crystals
• Water crystals and ice droplets

What type of water does the Gulf stream bring to the east coast of the United States in the winter?

• Cold water

• Below freezing

• Warm water

• Hot water

Is there more rain in the temperate zone or the polar zone?

• Both have the same amount

• Temperate zone

• Polar zone

• They have no rain at all

What is a hurricane?

• A very large swirling storm with low pressure at the center
• A funnel shaped vortex
• A storm with lightning with rain and maybe hail
• A dust storm

What is one step in the cloud formation process?

• tiny water droplets cool and condense
• Rain falls
• tiny water droplets heat up and condense