Weather and Climate

Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?

• warm front
• cold front
• air mass
• jet stream

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

Earth is unevenly heated due to its?

• oceans and moon
• tilt and shape
• gravity and clouds
• climate and weather

The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• front
• back
• side
• air mass

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.

• altitude
• pressure
• density
• air pressure

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's —

• Geology

• Climate

• Geography

• Weather

Warm air rises because it is __________ dense then cold air.

• More
• Less

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm