Weather Review

What imaginary latitude line divides our world into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• equator

• international date line

As you move towards the poles, what happens to temperature?

• temperature becomes hotter

• temperature becomes colder

Which of these is not a part of weather?

• temperature

• wind

• volcanoes

• precipitation

A person that studies, reports and forecast weather conditions is a

• radiologist

• geologist

• astronomer

• meteorologist

What is the mixture of gases surrounding our planet called?

• atmosphere

• trees

• planet

• equator

Precipitation is....

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• all of these are correct

What is weather?

• The amount of moisture in the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The speed of the wind

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

Why does it tend to be cool at the Earth's poles?

• They are farthest from the sun

• They have high absolute humidity

• They have the worst weather

• Sunlight strikes them at extreme angles

In a high pressure systems

• there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
• there are many clouds because the air is very humid
• there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
• there are many clouds because the air is moving upward

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a boundary where hot and cold air are separating
• a boundary where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds