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- 1. Multiple Choice
In a high pressure systems
there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
there are many clouds because the air is very humid
there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
there are many clouds because the air is moving upward
- 2. Multiple Choice
A front is
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
a boundary where hot and cold air are separating
a boundary where two different air masses meet
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
- 3. Multiple Choice
Air masses are named for ______.
the type of air they contain
animals
people
where they form
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA cold front usually brings what kind of weather?snowsunny and fairheavy rain and/or thunderstormscool and dry
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is an air mass?
a place where weather always changes in an extreme way
a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
any cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail
any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of a barometer?
Tells you that it is going to rain.
Measures the amount of wind.
Measusres the amount of clouds in the sky.
It measure the amount of pressure in the air.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich weather tool measures wind?anemometertherometerwind vanebarometer
- 8. Multiple ChoiceRyan is working on his Science Fair project. He plans to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in his neighborhood over the past two weeks. What instrument should he use?Rain gaugeWind VaneBarometerThermometer
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph wind, a high temperature of 52 degrees and a pressure of 720 mb. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?anemometer, barometer, thermometerbarometer, hygrometer, thermometerthermometer, satellite image, hygrometeranemometer, satellite image, barometer
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?wind vanebarometeranemometerhydrometer
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this symbol on a weather map indicate?High pressure systemLow pressure systemCold frontWarm front
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this symbol indicate on a weather map?High pressure systemLow pressure systemCold frontWarm front
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of pressure predicts clear weather?highlowcoldstationary
- 14. Multiple Choice
What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass?
moist, warm air
dry, cold air
dry, warm air
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass?dry, warm airmoist, cold airmoist, warm air
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of front is this?warm frontcold frontstationary frontoccluded front
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of front is this?warm frontcold frontstationary frontoccluded front
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