QuarterTestReview: The Atmosphere and Weather

Which of the options below are weather variables?

• Water temperature

• Air pressure

• Wind speed and direction

• Air temperature

• Soil pressure

Which air mass would have hot and dry weather?

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropic

• Maritime Tropic

• Continental Polar

• Artic

Which air mass has humid and hot weather?

• Maritime Polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime tropical

• Artic

Which air mass has dry and cold weather?

• Continental tropical

• Artic Tropical

• Artic

• Maritime Polar

Which air mass would affect the weather in a U.S. sate such as New York?

• Maritime Polar

• Artic

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

Which air mass would affect weather in a state like New Mexico?

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Artic

• Maritime Tropical

What type of precipitation reaches the Earth´s surface in a liquid form?

• Snow

• Rain

• Hail

Tornadoes and Hurricanes differ in that...

• Hurricanes form when warm, moist air rises over over land

• Hurricanes form when warm, moist air rises over over oceans

• Hurricanes form when cold, dry air rises over land

• Tornadoes form when cold, dry air rises over oceans

A warm front brings what kind of weather?

• Thunderstorms

• Steady rain and snow

• Hurricanes

A cold front brings what kind of weather?

• Steady rain and snow

• Severe storms

• No weather change