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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
2.
How would you describe a sea breeze?
a)
warm air rushes from the land
b)
cool air rushes from the sea
c)
warm air rushes to the land
d)
cool air rushes to the land
3.
What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?
a)
Wind and rain
b)
Clear skies and sun
c)
Humidity and thunder
d)
Extremely hot temperatures
4.
Which best describes why wind movement is predictable?
a)
Air moves from areas of low altitude to areas of high altitude.
b)
Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure.
c)
Air moves from areas of low pressure to high pressure.
5.
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?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Which best describes a storm that forms over warm sections of the ocean?
a)
blizzard
b)
hurricane
c)
hail storm
7.
During sea breeze, the land ______ quicker. Then the air blows toward the _______.
a)
doesn't change
b)
heats, sea
c)
cools, land
d)
heats, coast
8.
When two air masses meet, it is called a _________.
a)
hurricane
b)
mass
c)
front
d)
precipitation
9.
Which pressure (H or L) has very little to no precipritation?
a)
High
b)
Low
10.
What causes wind?
a)
the ocean current
b)
a large fan
c)
the unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
d)
a cold front
11.
Low pressure is typically associated with________.
a)
cool temperatures since it is less dense
b)
cool temperatures since it is more dense
c)
warm temperature since it is less dense
d)
warm temperatures since it is more dense
12.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
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