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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which air mass in formed over land and is cold?
maritime polar
maritime tropical
continental polar
continental tropical
Which air mass is moist and cold?
cP
mT
mP
cT
Air masses are based on two characteristics: temperature and ___.
wind
formation
moisture
precipitation
Which air mass is dry and warm?
continental polar
maritime polar
maritime tropical
continental tropical
Does high pressure air rise or sink?
rise
sink
both
neither
Does low pressure air rise or sink?
rise
sink
both
neither
High pressure =
cold weather
clear, sunny skies
warm weather
cloudy, precipitation
Low pressure =
cold weather
warm weather
precipitation, cloudy
sunny, clear skies
Low pressure systems rotate ___.
clockwise
counterclockwise
both
neither
High pressure systems rotate ___.
clockwise
counterclockwise
both
neither
Isobars are lines that connect areas with the same ___.
temperature
air pressure
air mass
humidity
If isobar lines are close together, we would expect ___.
strong winds
calm breeze
hail
thunderstorms
If isobar lines are far apart, we would expect ___.
strong winds
sunny weather
thunderstorms
calm winds
Which front produces thunderstorms?
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
cold front
Which front produces steady rain?
occluded front
warm front
cold front
stationary front
Which front causes prolonged periods of rain?
stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
Which front did we compare to hitting a brick wall?
stationary front
cold front
warm front
occluded front
Which front did we compare to rising over a ramp?
occluded front
cold front
stationary front
warm front
Wind moves from areas of ___ to ___ pressure.
high to high
low to high
high to low
low to low
When does a sea breeze occur?
night
day
When does a land breeze occur?
night
day
When does a mountain breeze happen?
night
day
When does a valley breeze occur?
night
day
Where does the land breeze ORIGINATE from?
valley
sea
land
mountain
A sea breeze blows towards the ___.
valley
land
sea
mountain
Valley breeze blows TOWARDS___.
monutain
valley
sea
land
The ___ effect is when Earth's rotation causes winds to curve.
air mass
temperature
hurricane
coriolis
What is the name of the area surrounding the equator that has little to no winds?
horse latitudes
doldrum zone
trade winds
polar easterlies
Which winds head back towards the equator?
polar easterlies
westerlies
jet streams
trade winds
What is the name of the area around 30 degrees latitude that has little to no wind?
doldrum zone
trade winds
horse latitudes
westerlies
The westerlies move from ___ to ___.
west to east
east to west
north to south
south to north
The ___ move east to west.
horse latitudes
polar easterlies
westerlies
trade winds
Jet streams move from ___ to ___.
east to west
north to south
south to north
west to east
Is it faster to fly from LA to NYC or from NYC to LA?
NYC to LA
LA to NYC
Same amount of time
A blue H on the weather map represents?
cold front
warm front
low pressure
high pressure
A red L on a weather map represents?
warm front
low pressure
high pressure
warm front
Blue triangles on a weather map represent?
high pressure
low pressure
cold front
warm front
Red semicircles on a weather map represent?
warm front
low pressure
high pressure
cold front
Alternating red semicircles and blue triangles on a weather map represents?
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
cold front
Which cloud produces thunderstorms?
nimbostratus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
stratus
Which cloud produces steady rain?
cumulonimbus
stratus
nimbostratus
stratus
"It will rain on Thursday" represents ___.
weather
climate
"The average annual rainfall in Raleigh is 46 inches" represents ___.
climate
weather
In what step of the water cycle do clouds form?
evaporation
condensation
precipitatoin
infiltration
Which prefix means "high"?
cirro
alto
cumulus
strat
Which prefix means "middle"?
cirro
cirrus
alto
cumulus
Which prefix means "puffy"?
cumulus
nimbus
cirro
alto
Which prefix means layer or sheet>
cumulus
cirrus
strat
alto
Which prefix means wispy?
cirrus
cirro
alto
strat
Which prefix means dark of precipitation?
cumulus
strat
alto
nimbo
