8R Weather Quiz 1: Intro to Meteorology

What is the term for the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place?

• Climate

• Temperature

• Weather

• Precipitation

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What do we call any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground?

• Climate

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Air Mass

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Which term describes the amount of moisture in the air?

• Humidity

• Weather

• Air Mass

• Ocean Current

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A boundary between two air masses with different temperatures and humidity levels is known as:

• Climate

• Weather Front

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

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What is the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a region known as?

• Weather Front

• Meteorologist

• Climate

• Altitude

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Who is a scientist that studies the atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate?

• Ocean Current

• Altitude

• Meteorologist

• Evaporation

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What is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity characteristics throughout called?

• Weather Front

• Continental Polar

• Climate

• Air Mass

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Which type of air mass forms over Canada and brings cold, dry air?

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

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Which air mass originates over the Gulf of Mexico and brings warm, moist air?

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

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What is the term for the processes by which water circulates between the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and land?

• Weather Front

• Transpiration

• Water Cycle

• Runoff

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