Fundamentals of Weather

What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?

• windy
• cool
• rainy
• hot

How would you describe a sea breeze?

• warm air rushes from the land
• cool air rushes from the sea
• warm air rushes to the land
• cool air rushes to the land

What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

• Wind and rain
• Clear skies and sun
• Humidity and thunder
• Extremely hot temperatures

Which best describes why wind movement is predictable?

• Air moves from areas of low altitude to areas of high altitude.
• Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure.
• Air moves from areas of low pressure to high pressure.

A cold front has just reached the area of Idaho that is marked with a star. Which numbered point will the cold front most likely reach next?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which best describes a storm that forms over warm sections of the ocean? 

• blizzard
• hurricane
• hail storm

During sea breeze, the land ______ quicker.  Then the air blows toward the _______.

• doesn't change
• heats, sea
• cools, land
• heats, coast

When two air masses meet, it is called a _________.

• hurricane
• mass
• front
• precipitation

Which pressure (H or L) has very little to no precipritation?

• High
• Low

What causes wind?

• the ocean current
• a large fan
• the unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
• a cold front