Weather Quiz

When a warm front is approaching, what happens?

• advancing cold air pushes up and over retreating warm air causing warm temperatures and mild rain.

• advancing warm air pushes up and over retreating cold air causing warm temperatures and mild rain.

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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.

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What type of front creates a thunderstorm?​

• warm front

• cold front

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When lightning heats the air around it, and the air expands quickly, what does this cause?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Thunder

• Wind

In a high-pressure area, the weather will likely be

• warmer and clear skies

• warm but cloudy

• cold and rainy

• cold and clear

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When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What might cause a thundercloud to start releasing rain?

• A rise in temperatures

• A rise in air pressure

• A drop in temperature

• A drop in humidity

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Thunderstorm clouds are known as ____.

• cirrus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

Lightning heats the air so much that the air expands. The sound created by the sudden expansion and contraction is called _______.

• lightening

• thunder

• echo

• rumble

Thunder is the sound of:

• Lightning hitting the ground.

• Water molecules colliding inside clouds.

• Electricity traveling through the air.

• Heated air expanding rapidly.

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