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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
2.
________ air is less dense and tends to rise
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
3.
rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
4.
_________ fronts are associated with more violent weather
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
5.
a moving warm air mass collides with a slowly moving cold air mass is called a.....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
6.
cold air is _______ than warm air
a)
less dense
b)
more dense
c)
equally as dense
7.
In a warm front, if the warm air is humid __________ occurs
a)
dry, scattered clouds
b)
thunder storms
c)
showers and light rain
d)
snow
8.
in a warm frent, if the air is dry _________ occurs.
a)
dry, scattered clouds
b)
thunder storms
c)
showers and light rain
d)
snow
9.
When cold and warm iar masses meet but neither one moves past the other it is called a _________
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
10.
isobars are recorded in what unit?
a)
milimeters
b)
mililiters
c)
milibars
d)
miligrams
11.
air is a ______ fluid
a)
viscous
b)
damp
c)
dry
d)
gaesous
12.
the fource that makes air move is cause by _____________.
a)
convection
b)
solar radiation
c)
difference in air pressure
d)
difference is air density
13.
What weather conditions are caused by?
a)
the amount of pressure
b)
the amount of heat
c)
the amount of water vaper
d)
all of the above
14.
__________ is a major factor in weather.
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
heat
d)
time
15.
the movement of heat in the atmosphere causes _____ to change
a)
weather
b)
temperature
c)
fronts
d)
clouds
16.
the amount of ____ in an area varies from place to place.
a)
clouds
b)
trees
c)
water vaper
d)
heat
17.
if the amount of ______ in clouds becomes to much they can fall as different forms of precipitation.
a)
air
b)
dust
c)
water vapor
18.
clouds form when _________ condenses.
a)
air
b)
dust
c)
water vapor
19.
what are isobars?
a)
lines connecting places of equal temperature
b)
lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
c)
lines drawn to places of different temperatures
d)
lines drawn to places of different pressures
20.
what are isotherms?
a)
lines connecting places of equal temperature
b)
lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
c)
lines drawn to places of different temperatures
d)
lines drawn to places of different pressures
21.
A _____ is formed when intense rotating columns of air extend from a cloud.
a)
tornado
b)
fog
c)
thunder storm
d)
water spout
22.
What direction does a tornado spin in the southern hemisphere
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
23.
________ form over warm water as a low-pressure area.
a)
Thunder storm
b)
Water spout
c)
Tornado
d)
Hurricane
24.
A hurricane gains strength from _____ ______ _____ a the ocean's surface.
a)
Cold Dry Air
b)
Cold Humid Air
c)
Warm Humid Air
d)
Warm Dry Air
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