Weather

Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as

• Climate

• Weather

• Air Masses

• Fronts

Wind is caused by which of the following?

• Climate

• Sun Shining down on earth

• A cold air mass moving in to replace a rising warm air mass

• Weather Fronts

Where on Earth do the sun’s rays hit at the most direct angle?

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Prime Meridian

• The equator

Which type of air mass is formed over the ocean near the equator?

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Artic

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a

• Storm

• Weather Front

• Climate

• Flood

Areas of low-pressure usually have

• cloudy weather

• clear skies

• descending air

• none of these

What type of weather is associated with a cold front?

• light precipitation

• dry conditions

• clear skies

• thunderstorms

The hot and humid weather in Texas during the summer is most likely due to what type of air mass?

• Maritime Polar

• Artic

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing ____.

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

From the graph, determine the maximum amount of water vapor present when the temperature is 5°C.

• 4 g/m³

• 45 g/m³

• 1 g/m³

• 0.4 g/m³