Climate and Weather

Which of the following factors does NOT directly affect the temperature of an area?

• Latitude

• Elevation

• Humidity

• Nearness to oceans

What happens to air pressure as elevation increases?

• Air pressure increases

• Air pressure decreases

• Air pressure remains the same

• Air pressure fluctuates

Which type of precipitation forms when snowflakes melt and then refreeze before reaching the ground?

• Rain

• Sleet

• Hail

• Freezing rain

How does a mountain range affect precipitation on its windward side?

• It decreases precipitation

• It has no effect on precipitation

• It increases precipitation

• It causes precipitation to fall as snow

What is the primary reason warm air can hold more moisture than cold air?

• Warm air is denser

• Warm air is less dense

• Warm air has more particles

• Warm air has fewer particles

Which of the following best describes a warm front?

• A zone of cold air moving against warm air

• A zone of warm air moving against cold air

• A zone of high pressure moving against low pressure

• A zone of low pressure moving against high pressure

What is the main reason that areas on one side of a mountain can be deserts while the other side receives a lot of precipitation?

• The mountain blocks sunlight

• The mountain causes air to rise and cool

• The mountain absorbs moisture

• The mountain reflects wind

What is the effect of a cold front moving into a warm air mass?

• It causes the warm air to rise and cool, leading to precipitation

• It causes the warm air to sink and warm, leading to clear skies

• It causes the warm air to remain stationary, leading to fog

• It causes the warm air to disperse, leading to wind

Which of the following best explains why hail forms during warm weather?

• Cold air near the ground freezes rain into hail

• Warm air near the ground pushes water droplets up to freeze

• Warm air near the ground melts snow into hail

• Cold air near the ground condenses water vapor into hail

Which is NOT a factor of the weather?

• Temperature

• Gravitational Pull

• Humidity

• Wind Speed and Direction