State Exam Weather Questions

Wind is an example of _______.

• precipitation
• condensation
• radiation
• convection

What happens to air pressure as you go higher in altitude?

• It increases
• It decreases
• It remains steady
• It changes randomly

The process of convection transfers heat energy:

• From high altitudes to low altitudes
• From low altitudes to high altitudes
• From warm areas to cold areas

Heat energy always moves....

• From cloudy to clear regions
• From low pressure to high pressure
• From high pressure to low pressure
• From low temperature to high temperature areas

Wind is caused by

• the movement of the Earth through space
• temperature and pressure differences
• the pull of the moon's gravity

Which term is a measure of the amount of moisture in the air?

• precipitation
• humidity
• heat
• pressure

A boundary between two air masses with different temperature and moisture characteristics is ________.

• a cyclone
• a front
• a temperature inversion
• an anticyclone

What do weather forecasters use to forecast the weather?

• superstitions
• beliefs
• weather patterns
• dreams

Winds always blow _______.

• from sea to land
• from high to low elevations
• from low-pressure to high-pressure areas
• from high-pressure to low-pressure areas

Imagine that it is summertime and the air around you is warm and humid. What type of weather can you expect as a cool, dry air mass rapidly approaches?

• a hurricane
• sunny, dry weather
• thunderstorms
• sleet and freezing rain