Weather

On what days will there be rain?

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wendesday

• Thursday

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Air masses are huge bodies of air that have similar

• temperature

• humidity

• density

• air pressure

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What makes air masses move?

• prevailing westerlies

• jet streams

• fronts

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Which of the following are types of precipitation

• rain

• sleet

• snow

• hail

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The table below shows weather conditions in four cities.

In which city is the weather most likely to change within the next few hours?

• City P

• City Q

• City R

• City S

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Stratus clouds look like

• thin, wispy featherlike, high in the sky

• puffy and white

• wispy, close to the ground, foggy, and bring rain and snow flakes

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The amount of precipitation in an area is measured and collected by which weather tool?

• Anemometer
• Rain Gauge
• Wind Vane
• Barometer

The polar jet stream is an air current that flows across North America. It flows much faster in winter than it does in summer. Why is it faster in the winter?

• Northern air has more oxygen in winter.

• Northern air is warmer in winter.

• Northern air is colder in winter.

• Northern air is drier in winter.

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Which MOST affects the path of a weather system in the United States?

• the width of the jet stream

• the speed of the jet stream

• the location of the jet stream

• the temperature of the jet stream

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Which statement best explains how wind is formed?

• Air is warmed by radiation and air flow increases as a result of the warming.

• Pressure decreases as a result of frictional contact with earth causing air to flow more freely.

• Unequal heating of the land causes air to flow from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure.

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