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A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly.  This happens because the hurricane:

• gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean
• meets a land breeze
• meets a stronger hurricane moving from land
• no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

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What causes the circulation of air in the atmosphere?

• Air in the atmosphere is heated by the sun and sinks to the ground.
• The ground is heated by the sun and then heats the air, causing the air to rise.
• Air loses heat to the ground and then rises upward to obtain more energy.
• The sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler air to move away and sink.

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name this front

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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Thunderstorm clouds are called - 

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus

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when a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass and sometimes causes light precipitation. What type of front is this describing?

• Cold front
• Occluded front
• Warm front
• Stationary front

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In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

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A warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass. It brings in widespread, continuous precipitation.

• cold front

• stationary front

• warm front

• occluded front

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What is a warm front

• a front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow

• front when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow)

• a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather

• a boundary that separates a moist air mass from a dry air mass

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The cause of weather systems on earth is ...

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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Identify the front described: The warm air rises steadily above the cooler air mass and causes gentle rain showers for longer periods of time.

• a warm front

• a cold front

• a stationary front

• an occluded front

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