Weather Chapter 8-10 Test

What type of clouds are found below 6,000 feet and are considered “low clouds?”

• Alto Clouds

• Cirrus Clouds

• Stratus Clouds

• Vertical Clouds

 What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms and lightning?

• Altocumulus

• Cirrostratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

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Why is it important to study clouds?

• They help us predict when winter will begin

• They help us predict weather (specifically precipitation)

• They help protect us from the sun

• They tell us about what the past season was like

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 In general, how does weather move across the US?

• From east to west

• From north to south

• From west to east

• From south to north

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The jet stream moves across the United States. It moves between

1. __________ to the North and 2. __________ to the South.

• 1. warm air

  2. cool air

• 1. cold air

  2. dry air

• 1. cold air

  2. warm air

• 1. warm air

  2. hot air

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A cold front is usually followed by:

• a high pressure system

• a low pressure system

• warm and moist air

• hot and dry air

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 What is an isotherm map?

• A map that shows elevation and elevation changes of a region

• A map that shows barometric pressure of a region

• A map that shows temperature of a region

• I have never seen an isotherm map.

An isotherm line represents:

• locations with the same elevation

• locations with the same barometric pressure

• locations with the same temperature

• locations with large mountains

What is the air flow on Earth's surface?

• From low to high pressure

• From low to low pressure

• From high to high pressure

• From high to low pressure

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This type of air mass forms in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic and move Northwest.

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

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