Quiz about Weather

Question 1

What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

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Clear, sunny skies

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Cloudy skies

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Hot temperature

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Thunderstorms

Question 2

What type of weather will occur with this symbol?

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Gentle precipitation, warmer temperatures

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Thunderstorms, cooler temperatures

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Sunny skies, warmer weather

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Cloudy skies, cooler weather

Question 3

____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.

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Cold, More

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Warm, Less

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Cold, Less

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Warm, More

Question 4

____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

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Warm, Less

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Cool, Less

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Cold, More

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Warm, More

Question 5

A(n) _____ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it depends.

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air mass

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tornado

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pressure system

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front

Question 6

This is the symbol for a...

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Cold Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 7

This is the symbol for a...

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 8

This is the symbol for a...

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 9

This is the symbol for a...

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Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 10

The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

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weather

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climate

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precipitation

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atmosphere

Question 11

Air travels

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from high pressure to low pressure

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from low pressure to high pressue

Question 12

78% of troposphere gas is...

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nitrogen

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argon

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen

Question 13

A greenhouse gas

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absorbs heat energy

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reflects heat energy

Question 14

Weather happens in the

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troposphere

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exosphere

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stratosphere

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hydrosphere

Question 15

Which gas in the stratosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet light?

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ozone

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen gas

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arbon

Question 16

Meteors burn up in the

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

Question 17

The aurora happens in this layer

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Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Exosphere

Question 18

Measures air temperature.

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Thermometer

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Barometer

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Hygrometer

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Compass

Question 19

Measures air pressure.

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Barometer

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Thermometer

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Hygrometer

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Compass

Question 20

Measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period.

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Rain Gauge

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Wind Vane

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Hygrometer

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Weather Satellite

Question 21

Determines the direction from which the wind is blowing.

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Wind Vane

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Wind Sock

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Anemometer

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Hygrometer

Question 22

Measures wind speed.

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Anemometer

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Rain Gauge

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Wind Vane

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Wind Sock

Question 23

Designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed.

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Wind Sock

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Anemometer

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Wind Vane

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Rain Gauge

Question 24

Measures the water vapor content of air or the humidity.

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Hygrometer

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Compass

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Weather Balloon

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Anemometer

Question 25

Measures weather conditions higher up in the atmosphere.

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Weather Balloon

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Anemometer

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Barometer

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Thermometer

Question 26

Used to photograph and track large-scale air movements.

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Weather Satellite

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Weather Map

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Wind Sock

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Weather Balloon

Question 27

A sea breeze occurs during the

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day

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night

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high tide

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low tide

Question 28

Which facts describe the picture?

Click on the image to make it bigger.

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land breeze

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water is slowly releasing heat it gained from the day

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breeze comes from the land

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caused by convection

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sea breeze

Question 29

low pressure area

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warm, less dense air rises

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cool, dense air sinks

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large, circular patterns of moving air

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movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

Question 30

Cool air moving across land and warm air rising up from the ocean will result in:

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land breeze

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sea breeze

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warm breeze

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no breeze

Question 31

Sea breezes occur?

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during the day

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during the night

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during both the day and night

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only during a full moon

Question 32

What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

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Land breeze - nighttime

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Land breeze - daytime

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Sea breeze - daytime

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Sea breeze - nighttime

Question 33

Land breezes occur?

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during the night

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during the day

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during both day and night

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only during a full moon

Question 34

Coriolis Effect

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the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earths rotation

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bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude

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winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

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narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

Question 35

sea breeze

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cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise

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cool air moves down a mountain slope towards a valley

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warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley

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cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise

Question 36

land breeze

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cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise

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cool air moves down a mountain slope toward a valley

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warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley

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cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise

Question 37

What causes wind?

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differences in temperature and air pressure

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differences in gravity

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differences in oxygen content

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differences in location on the globe

Question 38

Why is the equator warmer than the north and south poles?

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Because the equator receives more direct sunlight

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Because the equator receives less direct sunlight.

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Because gravity is stronger at the equator

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Because gravity is stronger at the poles

Question 39

Land breezes occur?

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during the night

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during the day

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during both day and night

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only during a full moon

Question 40

What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?

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Sea breeze - daytime

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Land breeze - daytime

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Land breeze - nighttime

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Sea breeze - nighttime

Question 41

How does heat energy from the sun reach Earth?

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

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insulation

Question 42

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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magnetism

Question 43

Winds that blow from 30⁰ latitude to the equator are called...

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trade winds

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westerlies

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polar easterlies

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horse latitudes

Question 44

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

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coriolis effect

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doldrums

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trade winds

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westerlies

Question 45

Winds that blow from 30⁰ latitude to 60⁰ latitude are called...

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westerlies

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polar easterlies

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trade winds

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doldrums

Question 46

Winds that blow from the North and South pole toward 60⁰ latitude are called...

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polar easterlies

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trade winds

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westerlies

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horse latitudes

Question 47

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

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Rotation of the Earth

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Rotation of the Moon

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Earth tilt

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Rotation of the Sun

Question 48

Why does warm air rise?

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Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

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Warm air is more dense than cooler air.

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Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.

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Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

Question 49

What is the best description of wind?

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movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

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warm, less dense air rises

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cool, dense air sinks

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large circular patterns of moving air

Question 50

Due to the Coriolis effect, global winds in the northern hemisphere deflect:

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clockwise

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counter-clockwise

Question 51

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

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high, low

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high, high

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low, low

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low, high

Question 52

what are isobars?

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lines connecting places of equal temperature

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lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure

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lines drawn to places of different temperatures

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lines drawn to places of different pressures

Question 53

What does this symbol show?

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Low pressure

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High pressure

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Low humitidy

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Longing for someone (strong feelings)

Question 54

Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called

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meteorologists

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astronomers

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volcanologists

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weatherologists

Question 55

Question 55.

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Warm air is approaching Location B

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Cold air is approaching Location A

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Warm air is approaching Location A

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Cold air is approaching Location B

Question 56

Question 56.

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It's cooler at location A

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It's cooler at location B

Question 57

Where do the most violent storms form

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The Equator

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The poles

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Tropic of Cancer

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Tropic of capricorn

Question 58

What does this symbol represent?

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Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 59

What does this symbol represent?

Accepted Answer

Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 60

What does this symbol represent?

Accepted Answer

Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Occluded Front

Question 61

What does this symbol represent?

Accepted Answer

Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Stationary Front

Question 62

hurricanes are

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extreme low pressures

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extreme high pressures

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small rain storms

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formed over land

Question 63

Low Pressures are associated with what type of weather

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rainy weather

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fair weather

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cold weather

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warm weather

Question 64

high Pressures are associated with what type of weather

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fair weather

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cold weather

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warm weather

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rainy weather

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