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Warm air _________ and cool air ___________.

• rises/sinks
• sinks/rises

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This symbol represents

• a cold front
• an occluded front 
• a stationary front
• a warm front

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Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure
• stable air pressure
• a low pressure system
• a high pressure system

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"Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful."

• There's No Place Like Home For the Holidays
• Winter Wonderland
• Sleigh Ride
• Let it Snow

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Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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Choose the best forecast for Los Angeles on Saturday.

• cooler temperatures
• warmer temperatures 
• low pressure
• snow

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The more energy an air parcel loses = ________________ = bigger storm

• the slower the air parcel will rise

• air parcels gain energy

• higher the air parcel will rise into the troposphere

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The following image shows two jet streams in the Northern Hemisphere. The polar jet stream carries cold air. The subtropical jet stream carries warm air.

In the summer, the polar jet stream is usually north of the United States. In the winter, the polar jet moves down, often past the place marked with an "X". How will the weather at point X change as the polar jet moves from north of it to south of it?

• It will get cooler.

• It will get warmer.

• The weather will stay the same.

• The winds will change direction.

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Cumulonimbus clouds are:

• Thunderstorms with heavy rain

• Flat and gray

• Small and fluffy

• Thin and wispy

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This is an area with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure

• Air mass

• wind zone

• clouds

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