Weather quiz

Warm air moves in and slowly goes over the cooler air making it rain for day. What type of front?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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Cold air moves in quickly pushing the warm air up causing a thunderstorm that is over in an hour. What type of front?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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Wind is caused mainly by air pressure differences that result from...

• a. uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere.
• b. absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth's land masses.
• c. radiation of heat from Earth's land masses to water bodies.
• d. rotation of Earth on its axis.

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?

• The Moon
• Earth's interior (inside)
• Coriolis effect
• The Sun

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This happens to water at 0 degrees Celsius.

• Boils
• Freezes
• Heats
• All of them

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________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• barometer
• thermometer
• mercury
• watch

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

• dew point

• humidty

• relative humidity

• rain

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When the air is full of water and has a relative humidity of 100% it is said to be ___.

• full

• humid

• saturated

• warm

Which will hold more water, warm air or cold air?

• Warm Air

• Cold AIr

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