Air Masses and Severe Weather

1. There is more _______ at sea level than on top of a mountain.

• wind

• rain

• humidity

• air pressure

True or False: Cold air holds more moisture than warm air and sinks as it cools.

• True

• False

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3. Which type of front does not move?

• Cold

• Occluded

• Stationary

• Warm

4. Which term describes the boundary where two air masses meet?

• anticyclone

• cyclone

• jet stream

• front

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5. Which type of storm always forms over and pulls energy from a large body of water?

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• winter storm

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6. The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• dense

• storm

• air mass

• air pressure

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7. How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?

• Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high altitudes

• Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• Air always moves from east to west

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This person studies the Earth's atmosphere and monitors and forecasts the weather.

• Seismologist

• Meteorologist

• Volcanologist

• Geologist

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What is the scale that is used to measure tornado damage?

• Mohs Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

• Saffir Simpson Scale

• McDonals Scale

What occurs when water flows or collects over land that is usually dry?

• tornado

• floodway

• levee

• flood

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