Weather and Natural Disasters Review (CBA 5)

In the morning, Carlos noticed that the air pressure reading on the barometer was beginning to drop. What kind of weather can he most likely expect in the evening?

• The weather will be cloudy with a chance of rain.
• The weather will be warmer with clear skies.
• The weather will be clear and windy.
• The weather will be sunny and cool.

Overcast skies & steady precipitation (snow or rain) is weather you'd see at what type of front?

• warm

• cold

what are isobars?

• lines connecting places of equal temperature
• lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
• lines drawn to places of different temperatures
• lines drawn to places of different pressures

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

• stormy
• sunny
• snowy
• hot

What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Northeast

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

• Denver

• El Paso

• Memphis

• Los Angeles

The closer together the isobars are on a weather map ...

• the weaker the winds

• the stronger the winds

• the hotter the temperature

• the cooler the temperature

When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.

• thunderstorm
• watch
• front
• cloud

Cloud cover helps to retain heat in an environment.

• True

• False

Match the following words to the definition.

• complex volcano

• a volcano that consists of two or more vents

• richter scale

• a scale that rates an earthquakes magnitude based on the size of seismic waves

• stratovolcano

• a common volcano, known for its layers; built by violent eruptions

• shield volcano

• a wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions

• seismic waves

• vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released by an earthquake