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Weather Chapter 5-7 Test

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7th Grade

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Weather Chapter 5-7 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What is barometric pressure?

A measure of the weight of air over a location

A measure of the temperature of air over a location

A measure of the volume of air over a location

A way to describe the type of gases in the atmosphere

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

How do winds move around a high pressure system in the Northern hemisphere?

Winds move out than inward towards a high pressure system

Winds spiral inward in a clockwise rotation

Winds move laterally outward from a high pressure system sideways

Winds spiral outward in a clockwise rotation

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

 What is happening to air at a low pressure system?

Air warms and rises

Air cools and sinks

Air dries out at a low pressure system

Air is compressed together at a low pressure system

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What is an air mass?

A mass of air with the same type of clouds

A mass of air with the same temperature and moisture content

A dense region of air in the atmosphere

A large storm that forms in the upper regions of the atmosphere

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What type of air mass would form over warm water near the equator?

Maritime Polar

Maritime Tropical

Continental Polar

Continental Tropical

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

 What type of air is associated with a continental polar air mass?

Warm and humid

Hot and dry

Cold and dry

Cool and moist

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Where would a continental polar air mass form?

Central Africa

Canada/Greenland

Hawaii

Japan

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