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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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Which direction is the cold front moving that is shown on the map?

• Southeast
• Northwest
• West
• East

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This is the symbol for a... 

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

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Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  

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

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This layer is where weather occurs.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• stratosphere

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When is Hurricane Season in the Atlantic Ocean?

• December 1st - July 4th
• March 21st - October 3rd
• May 15th - September 1st
• June 1st - November 30th

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What type of storm front is this?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• occluded front

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As air rises, it expands. This expanding air also ______.

• warms and condenses

• cools and condenses

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What is the name this front?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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A polar air mass will have what kind of air in it?

• Warm

• Cold

• Humid

• Dry

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