Weather Unit

Clouds from when rising water vapor cools off, reaches dew point, and...?

• water vapor evaporates on to dust particles

• water vapor condenses on to dust particles

On Friday, a cold front followed by high pressure will move through Virginia. Describe the weather for Saturday.

• warmer temps and wet

• warm temps and dry

• cooler temps and dry

• cooler temps and wet

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

• Air pressure decreases

• Air pressure stays the same

• Air pressure increases

Lines of equal air pressure on a weather map are called...?

• isobars

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

• dinosaurs

What is a funnel shaped cloud that develops from a severe thunderstorm?

• hurricane

• water cyclone

• tornado

What type of front typically causes tornadoes?

• cold

• warm

What kind of weather follows after a warm front passes over an area?

• warm temperature, high humidity, precipitation

• cold temperature, low humidity, NO precipitation

List the four layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth to space:

• thermo, meso, strato, troposphere

• troposphere, strato, meso, thermo

• meso, strato, thermo, troposphere

What could result from two rapidly moving air masses colliding? Check all that apply.

• a front froms

• tornado

• hurricane

• rain, thunderstorm

• drought

You are planning to go to Universal Studios to Jurassic World, but you see a low-pressure system is moving into the area. What kind of weather could you expect?

• warm, dry, sunny

• rainy, cloudy, stormy