Weather and Climate 2025 Review

List the seven (7) factors that make up weather and examine the weather report from weather.com to record the appropriate weather data that matches the weather factor.

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Part 2- Vocabulary- Match the term on the left with the correct definition from the column on the right. Write the letter of the definition on the line. (10 points)

• the weight of the air at a given point

• meteorologist

• cold; formed near poles

• polar

• a scientist who studies the weather

• maritime

• wet, formed over water

• air pressure

• the amount of water vapor in the air

• humidity

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Part 2- Vocabulary- Match the term on the left with the correct definition from the column on the right. Write the letter of the definition on the line. (10 points)

• cold air pushes under warm air

• continental

• warm air moves over cold air

• air mass

• dry, formed over land

• warm front

• air with the same temp and moisture

• cold front

• warm, formed over equator

• tropical

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Weather is different than climate. Weather ...

• is the conditions in the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• is the average conditions in the atmosphere year after year.

• is the current temperature outside.

• is never predicted correctly.

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A region’s climate depends on what two variables?

• wind speed and latitude

• temperature and precipitation

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The amount of water vapor in the air is called

• clouds

• precipitation

• humidity

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When air masses collide, a warm or cold front happens and the weather changes. What is the first thing that occurs when air masses collide?

• Clouds are formed.

• Precipitation occurs.

• The air temperature changes.

• Thunder and lightning happen.

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Air masses affect our weather. An air mass is a large area of air with...

• different temperature and different humidity

• the same temperature and same humidity

• different temperature and the same humidity

• same temperature and different humidity

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The temperature and humidity of an air mass depends on

• where the air mass was formed.

• the time of day

• the time of year

• the size of the air mass

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The air from a maritime tropical air mass will have what properties?

• It will be warm and dry.

• It will be warm and humid.

• It will be cold and dry

• It will be cold and humid

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