Weather Quiz #3

What is a HUGE body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and humidity?

• Anticyclone
• Air Mass
• Cyclone
• Hurricane

Who is a scientist that studies the weather? 

• Meteorologist
• Paleontologist
• Geologist
• Astronomer

What is a dome of water that a hurricane brings with it? 

• Cyclone
• El Nino
• Occluded Front
• Storm Surge

What is a change in the world's climate when warm winds shift and push warm surface water in the Pacific toward the coast of South America?

• El Gato
• El Nino
• Perro Grande 
• La Nina

What is a swirling center of low pressure air? 

• Cyclone
• Front
• El Nino
• Air Mass

What is a tropical cyclone with winds over 74 m.p.h.? 

• Hurricane
• Front
• Anticyclone
• El Nino

What is a high pressure center of dry air? 

• Air Mass
• Cyclone
• Storm Surge
• Anticyclone

What type of front occurs when a warm air mass is CUT OFF from the ground by cool air beneath it? 

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

What is an area where 2 air masses meet?

• Cyclone

• Hurricane

• Air Mass

• Front

What is a dry air mass that forms over land? 

• Continental
• Maritime
• Polar
• Tropical