Weather Review Quiz

What type of heating occurs when your feet get hot as you walk across the sand at the beach?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• infared

Which is part of cloud formation?

• Air sinking

• water evaporating

• condensation

• high air pressure

Which is true of a low pressure system?

• Air is sinking

• Air is warming

• Air is rising

• Clear and Sunny

Suppose you have several days of cloudy weather with light precipitation but no change in temperature. What type of front is most likely in your area?

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

• Warm Front

Humidity is a measure of...

• the amount of precipitation in the atmosphere

• the amount of condensation in the atmosphere

• the amount of rain droplets in the atmosphere

• the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

Which is true of a warm front?

• Leading edge of a cool air mass

• Often leads to clear weather

• Separates two different air masses

• The leading edge of colder air mass

Which is part of cloud formation?

• warm, moist air rises and cools

• liquid water evaporates to water vapor

• areas of high pressure

• sinking air

Which describes climate?

• it is sunny today

• Michigan has cold winters

• Last Saturday had a high of 70

• Rain is expected tonight

What happens to air as it rises in the atmosphere?

• It stays the same temperature

• It cools

• It warms

• It depends on the air mass

What type of air mass usually influences Florida's weather in July?

• arctic maritime

• polar continental

• tropical continental

• tropical maritime