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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would most likely cause rising air?warm air and low pressurecold air and low pressurewarm air and high pressurecold air and high pressure
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following has the greatest effect on the formation of rain or snow?cloud coverhumidityair pressuretemperature
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when two air masses with large differences in pressure meet?wind speed decreaseswind speed increaseswind speed is unpredictablewind speed is not affected
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the weather like after a cold front passes through?dry and warmwet and warmdry and coldwet and cold
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does high cloud cover at night do to the weather?It makes the temperature cooler.It makes the temperature warmer.It makes wind speeds lower.It makes wind speeds higher.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a main difference between a warm front and a cold front?Temperature after the front moves through an area.Wind speed after the front moves through an area.Total rainfall after a front moves through an area.The sun comes out after both fronts move through an area.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow are weather and climate different?One focuses on rainfall and the other on temperature.Weather is the overall conditions whereas climate is the current conditions.Climate is the average temperature and rainfall of an area over time whereas weather is what's happening now.The is no difference really.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between occluded and stationary fronts?Occluded fronts are not moving while stationary fronts are.Stationary fronts are not moving whereas two fronts are moving in occluded fronts.They are more or less the same.Both represent fronts that are not moving.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main qualities of a maritime tropical air mass?cold and dry.warm and dry.cold and wet.warm and wet.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHigh pressure is...related to how hot the air is.typical during rainy weather.typical during sunny weather.only located over dry areas.
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What is the current weather in Charlotte, North Carolina?stormy.cloudy.cold.fair. - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat will the weather be like in Charlotte in about 24 hours?It will get increasingly warmer as a high pressure system moves into the area.It will become cloudy and possibly rain as a low pressure system moves into the area.It will get colder.Weather conditions will likely stay the same.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere does weather occur?Along frontal boundaries.Ahead of frontal boundaries.Behind frontal boundaries.Wherever high pressure systems are located.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an air mass?a place where weather always changesa large body of air like a bubble with the same temperature and moisturebig cloudslayers in the atmosphere
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich front tends to bring extreme weather into a region?cold frontwarm frontoccluded front
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