ENV Unit 2: Atmosphere & Weather

A warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass and then a cold air mass pushes into that warm air mass.

• stationary front

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

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A cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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A warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass.

• occluded front

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

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Two masses of air push against the other, but neither is strong enough to move the other.

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

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Air pressure is determined by which three factors?

• convection, conduction, radiation

• psychrometer, barometer, thermometer

• isotherm, isobar, isoline

• temperature, altitude, moisture

In a low pressure system in the northern hemisphere, which of the following occurs?

• cool air descends

• cool air rises

• warm air descends

• warm air rises

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____ is the amount of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• dew point

• air pressure

• air mass

______ is the temperature at which the air is saturated and may form liquid or frost.

• dew point

• humidity

• conduction

• convection

In a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere, what happens?

• Cool air descends

• Warm air rises

• Warm air converges

• Rotates counterclockwise

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_____ is the amount of force that air in the atmosphere puts on an object.

• weather front

• air mass

• air pressure

• Coriolis Effect

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