Weather Review

Which of the following factors would most likely cause a hurricane to decrease in strength?

• increasing the number of large clouds

• moving toward tropical waters

• staying over a warm body of water for a long period of time

• moving over land

What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

• Wind and rain

• Humidity and thunder

• Extremely hot temperatures

• Clear skies and sun

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The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front
• storm
• climate
• flood

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Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?

• they are larger
• longer duration
• also associated with flooding and strong rains
• all of these are correct

Cold air traveling south from Canada is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

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Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

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These can be produced by thunderstorms

• stationary fronts
• tornadoes
• volcanoes
• tsunamis

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This type of front results in the same weather for several days

• warm
• cold
• stationary
• occluded

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Which front is represented on a map by a line with triangles attached to it? 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front

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Which front is represented on a map as a line with half circles attached to it?

• Cold
• Warm
• Stationary
• Occluded

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