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WorksheetsCauses of Weather Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
As the air temperature increases, the air's capacity for water vapor:
increases
decreases
remains the same
is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease
Water vapor enters the atmosphere by what process?
Conduction
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
As you rise upwards in the atmosphere, air pressure
increases
stays the same
descreases
changes
You plan to hike to the top of Mount Shasta, where you will measure the air pressure. Which weather tool would be the best to use?
Thermometer
Barometer
Psychrometer
Wind Vane
What kind of weather is a low-pressure system most likely to bring?
Fair weather
Hot, sunny weather
Precipitation (rain or snow)
Light breezes
What kind of weather is a high-pressure system most likely to bring?
Clear, sunny weather
Hot, sunny weather
Precipitation (rain and snow)
Light breezes
The local meteorologist said that a Continental Tropical (cT) air mass was moving over Tennessee in the next few days. What kind of weather will it possibly bring?
Warm, dry weather
Cold, dry weather
Warm, wet weather
Cold, wet weather
When a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass and sometimes causes light precipitation. What type of front is this describing?
Cold front
Occluded front
Warm front
Stationary front
The local meteorologist said that a maritime polar mP air mass was moving over New Jersey in the next few days. What kind of weather will it possibly bring?
Warm, dry weather
Cold, dry weather
Warm, wet weather
Cold, wet weather
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?
1
2
3
4
Air always moves from an area of _______________ pressure to an area of ___________ pressure.
low , high
high , low
Warm air __________, cold air ____________.
rises, sinks
sinks, rises
Which process from the water cycle is due to an output of thermal energy?
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
Which process in the water cycle is driven by gravity?
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
For lake effect snow to occur what must be the relationship between the temperatures of the wind and water?
wind must be cold and the water warm
the wind and water must be warm
the water must be cold and the wind warm
the wind and water must be cold
