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What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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Winds are generated when air flows from a high pressure area into a ____.

• region of intense moisture

• cold front

• low pressure area

• storm that is already in progress

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What type of wind pattern is shown in the picture?

• global

• local

• storm

• jet stream

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What is a maritime polar (mP) air mass?

• unstable cold, moist air mass that forms over cold oceans--

  Winter and Summer- cold and humid

• Wet and warm air mass

• hot and humid air mass that originates from the ocean region straddling the equator.

• very cold, very dry stable air mass

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How does air move?

• Warm air rises and cool air sinks

• Warm air sinks and cool air rises

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Air masses are different in many ways. Which of these is NOT different?

• ratio of oxygen/nitrogen

• atmospheric (air) pressure

• temperature

• moisture contents

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Which of the following are major influences on weather and climate?

• I, III, and IV only

• I, II, and III only

• II, III, and IV only

• I, II, and IV only.

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It is your job to report the weather to the class today, but in your notes, you forgot to write down which measurement goes with what tool. All you wrote down was 15 km/hr. What tool did you use?

• barometer

• anemometer

• hydrometer

• rain gauge

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Cumulonimbus clouds are:

• Thunderstorms with heavy rain

• Flat and gray

• Small and fluffy

• Thin and wispy

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What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?

• Clear skies; nice weather

• rain

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