Science Test Comprehensive

Descending air in a High leads to _______ weather and ascending air in a Low tends to make weather _________.

• fair, stormy

• stormy, fair

• fair, fair

• stormy, stormy

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Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• doldrums

• polar easterlies

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Warm rising air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.

• high, rain

• high, clear skies

• low, rain

• low, clear skies

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Cool sinking air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.

• high, rain

• high, clear skies

• low, rain

• low, clear skies

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Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.

• high, high

• low, low

• high, low

• low, high

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The black arrows on the picture represents the:

• Westerlies

• Trade winds

• Polar Easterlies

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Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Left

• Up

• Down

• Right

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Air masses have properties from where they...

• were formed

• end up

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Where do MARITIME air masses form?

• Over water

• Over land

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Which type of air mass brings WARM and DRY weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

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