SOL 4.4 Weather

The amount of thermal energy in the atmosphere is-

• temperature

• air conditioning

• heat

• pressure

A boundary between two air masses of different temperature and different humidity is a -

• storm

• humidity

• front

• air pressure

____________ is the amount of moisture in the air.

• pressure

• humidity

• temperature

• precipitation

A large body of air that has the same temperature, moisture, and pressure is an _____ ________

• cumulus clouds

• rain gauge

• air pressure

• air mass

________________ is the weight of the air.

• Air pressure

• Air mass

• Air temperature

• Air humidity

What are the four types of clouds that associate with certain weather conditions?

• cumulus

  cirrus

• rain

  sleet

• snow

  meterologists

• stratus

  cumulonimbus

What are the fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms that usually mean fair weather.

• cirrus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

The smooth, gray clouds that can cover the sky and usually produce a light rain or drizzle are-

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cirrus clouds

Light, feathery clouds that mean fair weather at the time, but rain or snow later are -

• stratus clouds

• cirrus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

Cumulus clouds that become dark on the bottom and produce thunderstorms are-

• tornados

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus