Weather Test Practice

If a warm front passes over an area, what weather can we expect to occur after the front passes?

• warmer temperatures, clearing.

• cold temperatures, precipitation.

• warm temperatures, very cloudy, and heavy rain.

• warm temperatures, increasing clouds, and showers.

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Thunderstorms can be expected! We know this because a cold front is pushing into

• the south

• a warm front

• sunny weather

• another cold front

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When warm air from a large body of water moves quickly into a land area of cold air, we can expect _________ to occur where the two air masses meet.

• fog

• low humidity

• precipitation

• a gentle breeze

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______________ currents are responsible for circulating hot and cold air in the atmosphere and causing local weather systems.

• oceanic

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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Usually air moves

• from high to low pressure areas.

• from low to high pressure areas.

• from full to empty pressure areas.

• in the direction of Earth's revolutions.

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A hurricane becomes more powerful by evaporating water from

• lakes

• mountains

• oceans

• rivers

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What weather instrument, seen here, should they use for measuring the daily wind speed?

• barometer

• anamometer

• thermometer

• sling psychrometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A __________ is used to measure the amount of rainfall, or other precipitation.

• barometer

• rain sock

• rain gauge

• pressure gauge

How is a barometer useful in predicting the weather?

• It measures changes in air pressure.

• It measures changes in temperature.

• It measures changes in the wind speed.

• It measures the direction of the wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The formation of hurricanes, storms, and other weather events require energy. The original energy source for all of these events is which type of energy?

• wind energy

• solar energy

• nuclear fission

• geothermal energy

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