Quiz about Weather systems and weather patterns

Question 1

What type of front would cause temperatures to cool?

Accepted Answer

Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Stationary Front

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Store Front

Question 2

Besides temperature what other characteristic is used to describe an air mass?

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Humidity

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Pressure

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Density

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Wind Speed

Question 3

What air mass would be COLD and WET?

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maritime Polar

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maritime Tropical

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continental Polar

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continental Tropical

Question 4

Which direction is the cold front moving that is shown on the map?

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Southeast

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Northwest

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West

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East

Question 5

Which type of front would most likely produce thunderstorms?

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Cold

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Warm

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Stationary

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Schist

Question 6

What most likely will happen to much of Pennsylvania's weather in the next several hours?

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Temperatures increase; precipitaiton

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Temperatures increase; clear skies

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Temperatures decrease; precipition

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Temperatures decrease; clear skies

Question 7

What characteristics would you associate with a Continental Tropical air mass?

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Dry and Warm

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Dry and Cold

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Wet and Cold

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Wet and Warm

Question 8

Which front does cold air advance upon warm air?

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Cold

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Warm

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Occluded

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Stationary

Question 9

Which front is created when two cool air masses move towards a warm air mass?

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Occluded

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Warm

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Cold

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Stationary

Question 10

Which explains why most of the rain that falls comes from the ocean?

Accepted Answer

The majority of evaporation takes place over the ocean.

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The majority of precipitation takes place over the ocean.

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Most rivers deposit fresh water into the ocean.

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Most clouds form near or over the ocean.

Question 11

The Sun heats the Earth's water. This warm water turns into a vapor, and rises into the atmosphere, where it cools off. What happens to this water vapor?

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The water vapor condenses as it cools, then it forms clouds, It later returns to the Earth as precipitation.

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The water vapor pushes clouds out of the way as it rises. This causes overcast conditions to occur.

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The water vapor evaporates and escapes into space. New water is formed by precipitation.

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The water vapor only rises for a very short time then settles back into the ocean unnoticed.

Question 12

Barometric pressure has been dropping all day. What weather conditions will most likely occur?

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stormy weather

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sunny weather

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calm weather

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hot weather

Question 13

A sea breeze blows from the ocean toward the shore. Why does this occur?

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Air over land heats faster than air over water, which causes the wind to blow toward the shore.

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High pressure over the land causes a downdraft to occur.

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The tide carries the wind to the shore as it moves back and forth.

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Conduction of heat from the warm water produces wind from the ocean.

Question 14

In a high-pressure air mass...

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air molecules are close together and sink to Earth's surface.

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air molecules are far apart and sink to Earth's surface.

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air molecules are far apart and rise away from Earth's surface.

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air molecules are close together and rise away from Earth's surface.

Question 15

Air becomes wind as it flows from...

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high pressure to low pressure.

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low pressure to high pressure.

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high pressure to high pressure.

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low pressure to low pressure.

Question 16

Which best explains how the Coriolis Effect influences weather conditions.

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It causes wind to curve.

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It causes wind to blow from east to west.

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It causes wind to follow a straight-line path.

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It causes wind to blow from north to south.

Question 17

Warm air rises because of its...

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low density

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high density

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low humidity

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high humidity

Question 18

The air in a continental polar air mass is...

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cold and dry

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cold and humid

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warm and dry

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warm and humid

Question 19

When a fast moving cold air mass overtakes a slow moving warm air mass, it is called...

Accepted Answer

cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 20

A cold air mass and a humid warm air mass are predicted to meet. What type of weather can be expected between the 2 air masses?

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stormy weather

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cold weather

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warm weather

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dry weather

Question 21

Which type of weather occurrence is shown in the figure?

Accepted Answer

cold front

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warm front

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tornado front

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stationary front

Question 22

Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere__________.

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at a specific time and place

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over a long period of time

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at a specific temperature

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over a short period of time

Question 23

How do isobars help meteorologists predict weather?

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They help meteorologists tell how fast wind is blowing by noting the distance between the isobars on a weather map.

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They help meteorologists see areas of equal temperature.

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They help meteorologists predict dry weather.

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They help meteorologists determine the daily temperature and wind direction.

Question 24

Force exerted on an area is called __________.

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pressure

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temperature

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gravity

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mass

Question 25

Why are these two systems showing how wind is formed?

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They show how differences in air pressure produce air movement.

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They show the rotation of Earth.

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The show downdrafts during hurricanes.

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They show the clockwise motion of air during storms.

Question 26

What element of air determines its temperature?

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the average motion of air molecules

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the direction of air molecules

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the composition of air molecules

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the arrangement of air molecules

Question 27

What do the arrows on this figure represent?

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relative direction and temperature of the winds

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wind speed and direction

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forces of climate change

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storm conditions around the world

Question 28

If a weather map has a symbol that shows a circle with the letter H in the middle, what is it referring to?

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high pressure

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high temperature

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high precipitation

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humid weather

Question 29

_____________occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor.

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evaporation

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condensation

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transpiration

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precipitation

Question 30

When a warm air mass takes over a cold air mass and causes drizzly rain, what type of front occurs?

Accepted Answer

Warm Front

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Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Occluded Front

Question 31

Which of the following are the effects of an occluded front?

Accepted Answer

Cooler weather and rain or snow

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Drizzly rain and warm weather

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Clear skies followed by rain

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Clear, sunny weather

Question 32

Cold air is denser than warm air, so it sinks. What kind of pressure area does this create?

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High pressure

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Dense pressure

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Low pressure

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No pressure

Question 33

What kind of weather is associated with high air pressure?

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Clear skies

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Clouds and rain

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Clouds without rain

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Tornadoes

Question 34

The front pictured above would bring what kind of weather?

Accepted Answer

Stormy weather followed by cool, clear skies

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Clear and warm followed by rain

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Warm and cloudy followed by clear skies

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Rainy weather followed by warm, cloudy skies

Question 35

Most water vapor in the atmosphere comes from __________________________.

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Evaporation from oceans

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Evaporation from soil

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Transpiration from plants

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The burning of fossil fuels

Question 36

The weather map shows the conditions across the United States. Based on the weather map which city would see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?

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Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

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Denver because it is raining here

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Minnaepolis, because a cold front is approaching

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Houston, because it is in a high pressure system

Question 37

This symbol represents what they of front?

Accepted Answer

Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 38

This symbol represents what type of front?

Accepted Answer

Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Stationary Front

Question 39

Air flows counterclockwise around a

Accepted Answer

Low Pressure System

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High Pressure System

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Stable Pressure System

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None of the Above

Question 40

This symbol represents what type of front?

Accepted Answer

Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Occluded Front

Question 41

Cold air ___________.

Accepted Answer

falls

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rises

Question 42

This symbol represents what type of front?

Accepted Answer

Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded

Question 43

High pressure areas move toward areas of _____________________ pressure.

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Low Area of Pressure

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Other High Area of Pressure

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Stable Area of Pressure

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Warm Area of Pressure

Question 44

When two air masses collide, but neither is strong enough to push the other out of the way, a _____________________ front forms.

Accepted Answer

Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Occluded

Question 45

Hot air ____________.

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rises

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falls

Question 46

What type of weather comes before a cold front?

Accepted Answer

Showers and Thunderstorms

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Dry warm air

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Light precipitation

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Clear and dry skies

Question 47

Which type of weather system brings cold, dry air?

Accepted Answer

High Pressure System

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Low Pressure System

Question 48

Which type of weather system brings warm, moist air?

Accepted Answer

Low Pressure System

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High Pressure System

Question 49

Which weather system brings sunny, dry, calm, clear weather?

Accepted Answer

High pressure system

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Low pressure system

Question 50

Which weather system brings rainy, stormy, cloudy weather?

Accepted Answer

Low pressure system

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High pressure system

Question 51

If a barometer is showing that air pressure is rising, what type of weather would we see?

Accepted Answer

sunny, clear weather

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cloudy, stormy weather

Question 52

what are isobars?

Accepted Answer

lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure

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lines connecting places of equal temperature

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lines drawn to places of different temperatures

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lines drawn to places of different pressures

Question 53

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

Accepted Answer

air pressure

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density

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volume

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none of the above

Question 54

A front is

Accepted Answer

a line where two different air masses meet

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where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

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a line where hot and cold air are separating

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where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Question 55

Where do tornadoes form?

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Over land

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Over water

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With warm fronts

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During High pressure systems

Question 56

What is the source of most of Earth's energy?

Accepted Answer

the Sun

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the oceans

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the air

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the Moon

Question 57

Mary Ellen hears on the news that there is a high pressure system over the area. What item should she take with her to the park?

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sunglasses

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raincoat

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snow boots

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umbrella

Question 58

A weather report claims that it will be a sunny and dry day. What evidence would support this claim?

Accepted Answer

high air pressure

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high precipitation

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high humidity

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low air pressure

Question 59

An air mass that forms over the North Pacific Ocean brings what kind of weather to the Pacific coast?

Accepted Answer

Wet and Cold

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Dry and Warm

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Dry and Cold

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Wet and Warm

Question 60

When liquid water becomes _________ it can evaporate and become water vapor in the air.

Accepted Answer

Warmer

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Cooler

Question 61

True or False: All air contains water

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true

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false

Question 62

When water vapor in an air parcel cools, it can _________ into liquid water which can form a cloud and fall as rain.

Accepted Answer

condense

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evaporate

Question 63

Air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is __________

Accepted Answer

wind

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energy

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change

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stability

Question 64

A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what?

Accepted Answer

Air Masses

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Fronts

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A cold front

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A warm front

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