Weather and the Atmosphere

Which front would you expect to bring light rain, cloudy skies and followed by low pressure?

• Warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Which front would you expect severe weather, circulating winds, and followed by High pressure?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

If an occluded front passes through Ohio, what type of pressure would be left behind?

• high pressure

• low pressure

Which is denser?

• cold air

• warm air

What type of air can hold more water vapor?

• warm air

• cold air

Clouds that can produce thunderstorms if large enough. 

• Alto

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

These clouds are made of ice crystals

• Cirrus

• troposphere

• stratus

• nimbus

Latin root that means to form in layers

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

This Latin root means middle altitude

• stratosphere

• stratus

• nimbus

• alto

shooting stars are found in this layer of the atmosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere