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Weather and Climate

Authored by Jenny Hilderbrand

Science

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called

stratus clouds

cirrus clouds

nimbostratus clouds

cumulonimbus clouds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

dew

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from

maritime polar air masses

maritime tropical air masses

Continental polar air masses

continental tropical air masses

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental Unites States, generally push air masses from

east to west

west to east

north to south

south to north

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)

cold front

occluded front

warm front

stationary front

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)

occluded front

stationary front

cold front

warm front

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called a

hurricane

cyclone

tornado

thunderhead

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