Predicting the Weather and storms

 What conditions can lead to the formation of a hurricane?

•  low-pressure over warm tropical ocean 
• low-pressure system over artic tundra
•  high-pressure over warm tropical ocean
• high-pressure system over hot, dry land

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 When an air mass moves into a new location it brings

• changes in temperature and altitude.
• changes in temperature and humidity
• A  changes in altitude and air pressure.
• A  changes in humidity and energy.  

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Which of the following is a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground?

•  hurricane
• tornado
•  thunderstorm
•      blizzard 

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Which weather system is characterized by counter-clockwise movement of air and generally poor weather? 

• cold front
• low pressure
• high pressure
• warm front 

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Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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The uneven heating of the surface results in 

• in seasons 
• ocean currents
• differences in weather
• differences in organisms

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What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?

• dry and cold weather
• wet and cold weather
• dry and warm weather
• wet and warm weather

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Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?

• over the ocean, near the equator
• over the ocean, near the poles
• over a continent, near the equator
• over a continent, near the poles

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The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - 

• flood
• front
• climate
• storm

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A wet, cold air mass would be - 

• maritime tropical 
• maritime polar
• continental tropical 
• continental polar

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