Chapter 7 Climate and Weather

A tool used to measure air pressure is called

• a weather vane

• an anemometer

• a barometer

• a thermometer

The most abundant gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen and

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• hyrdrogen

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is called the

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• ionosphere

• troposphere

Humidity is a measure of

• the weight of the air

• the amount of water vapor in the air

• precipitation

• how hot or cold the air is

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The process by which a liquid changes into a gas is called

• condensation

• freezing

• evaporation

• melting

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Dew forms on grass when water

• condenses

• evaporates

• melts

• freezes

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Wispy clouds that form high in the sky are called

• cumulus clouds

• stratus clouds

• fog

• cirrus clouds

An air mass that forms over tropical ocean water will be

• warm and dry

• cold and dry

• warm and moist

• cold and moist

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A cold air mass pushing under a warm air mass is called

• a warm front

• a cold front

• a stationary front

• an occluded front

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Fronts in the United States tend to move from

• west to east

• east to west

• north to south

• south to north

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