7th Science Weather #2

Barometric pressure measures the _____ of an air mass

• temperature

• volume

• weight

• composition

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When air is warmed it rises in the atmosphere and creates

• A low pressure system

• A high pressure system

• A jet stream

• Cirrus clouds

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An air mass is a large body of air with a similar

• temperature

• amount of moisture

• temperature and amount of moisture

• type of clouds

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A boundary between air masses is known as a

• front

• barometric pressure

• cloud

• isotherm

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What type of clouds are found below 6,000 feet and are considered “low clouds?”

• cirrus

• Alto

• Stratus

• Vertical

What type of clouds are found high in the air and are thin and wispy

• cirrus

• alto

• stratus

• vertical

What type of clouds are found at a medium height in the atmosphere and are puffy and cotton-like

• Alto

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Vertical

Why is it important to study clouds?

• They help us predict weather (specifically precipitation)

• They help us predict when winter will begin

• They tell us about what the past season was like

• They help protect us from the sun

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The air following a cold front

• has high pressure

• has low pressure

• is hot and dry

• is warm and moist

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A continental polar air mass (choose 2)

• forms over land near the poles

• forms over water near the equator

• is cold and dry

• is warm and moist

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