Unit 8 Weather Review

Where on Earth do the sun’s rays hit at the most direct angle?

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• North America

• The Equator

Wind is caused by which of the following?

• Clouds condensing

• Water evaporating

• A cold air mass moving into replace a rising warm air mass

• Sun shining down on earth

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What has to be present in the air in order for it to snow?

• Water

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

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Which of the following is the cause of the change of seasons?

• the distance of a place from the equator

• prevailing winds blowing across land or water

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• the rotation of the Earth

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When a cold front approaches at a rapid speed and meets a warm front what type of weather would you predict?

• Decreased temperature; thunder clouds and rain

• Increased temperature; hot, dry, and sunny

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A front can be described as:

• A cold body of dry, arctic air

• A boundary separating air masses of different characteristics

• The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

• The amount of particles in a given space

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True or False: When a warm air mass meets a cold air mass, the cold air mass rises above the warm air mass because it is less dense.

• True

• False

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Fronts usually bring:

• rainstorms

• fair weather

• snowstorms

• changes in the weather

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As warm air rises, it cools and condenses. This causes which of the following?

• Sun

• Rain

• Wind

• Thunder

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Name the 5 factors of weather below.

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