Weather, Climate & Meteorology

The number one thing hurricanes need is...

• warm water

• cold air from cold fronts

• cold water

• strong warm front

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What is the scale used to measure hurricanes?

• MPH scale
• Fujita Scale
• Weight Scale
• Saffir/Simpson Scale

An air mass is a large mass of air that is defined by its temperature and ____________________.

• Elevation (altitude)

• Water vapor content (humidity)

• Strength

• Weather

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This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but cannot move one another so they both stay still for several days.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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Why does warm air rise above cold air?

• Warm air is less dense

• Warm air is more dense

• Cold air is stronger than warm air

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What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as _________.

• humidiy

• lapse rate

• weather

• the ionosphere

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The Coriolis effect is due to the __________ of Earth.

• revolution

• rotation

• shape

• density

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