Influences on Weather

An air mass usually brings the weather of ...

• its destination

• its source location

• its path of movement

• an undetermined source

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Which two processes would have occurred for the hurricane to form over the ocean?

• freezing and condensation

• evaporation and precipitation

• evaporation and condensation

• condensation and precipitation

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What is a warm front?

• A mass of warm air moves over the top of a cold air mass.

• A mass of warm air moves under a mass of cold air.

• A mass of warm air is trapped between two cooler air masses.

• A warm wind blows.

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What is a cold front?

• When a cold air mass moves above a warm air mass.

• When cold air and warm air meet.

• When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass.

• When a cold air mass is trapped between two warmer air masses.

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What is a stationary front?

• When there is no air movement.

• When a cold front slows down as it meets a warm front and there is very little movement of either one.

• When a cold air mass quickly passes a warm front.

• The opposite of a moving front.

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Which causes many days of clouds and precipitation?

• Warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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Which moves quickly and can bring rain, snowstorms, and thunderstorms?

• Warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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Which front leaves warm weather after it passes?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What is high humidity?

• A lot of water vapor in the air
• No water vapor in the air
• Water vapor in the air and low pressure
• Water vapor in the air and high pressure

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If the air is coming from the desert, what will it feel like?

• hot and dry
• hot a moist
• cold and dry
• cold and moist

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