Quiz about Weather and Climate Post Test Review

Question 1

Which is needed for clouds to form?(more than one)

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Accepted Answer

Water Vapor Rising

Accepted Answer

Dust

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Cold Sinking Air

Question 2

A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same temperature properties/conditions as the Earth's Surface.

Accepted Answer

Air Mass

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Cloud

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Front

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Tornado

Question 3

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a __.

Accepted Answer

Front

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Air Mass

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Climate

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Flood

Question 4

Precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) and storms occur _____.

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At fronts

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In high-pressure systems

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Only at the equator

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In outer space

Question 5

Areas of low pressure usually have__.

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 6

Areas of high pressure usually have ___.

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 7

The most powerful severe storm is the ____.

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 8

What is the amount of water vapor that the air is holding(measured in %)?

Accepted Answer

Humidity

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Temperature

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Wind

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Precipitation

Question 9

Low pressures mean stormy weather because...

Accepted Answer

Cold air sinking down making it difficult for clouds to form

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Warm air rising and clouds can not form.

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Warm air sinking down and clouds can form

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Cold less dense air rising

Question 10

Weather maps with lines with the connecting point of equal atmospheric pressure are called...

Accepted Answer

Isobars

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Isotherms

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Warm Fronts

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Cold Fronts

Question 11

A(n)___ is a weather map that shows if there will be strong or calm winds.

Accepted Answer

Station Model

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Isotherms

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Isobars

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Weather Fronts

Question 12

Which of the following occurs when there is a strong upward movement of warmer air and creates powerful winds that spin uncontrollably?

Accepted Answer

Tornado

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Earthquake

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Tsunami

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Monsoon

Question 13

Which type of cloud has tall masses of puffy, white clouds, with flat bases(bottom), that form when air currents rise?

Accepted Answer

Cumulus

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Cirrus

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Stratus

Question 14

Which type of cloud is high, thin, white, feathery/wispy/curly clouds containing ice crystals that are usually associated with fair weather, but they can also indicate approaching storms?

Accepted Answer

Cirrus

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Cumulus

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Stratus

Question 15

A type of precipitation that forms ice crystals and cause damage.

Accepted Answer

hail

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rain

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Sleet

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dew

Question 16

Which type of clouds form layers, or smooth, even sheets in the sky at low altitudes?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

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A.

Answer

B.

Question 17

What kind of air mass would come from the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Maritime Tropical(moist air mass)

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Continental Polar(cold and dry)

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Continental Tropical(warm and dry)

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Continental Artic (cold and very dry)

Question 18

What characteristics of air determine its temperature?

Accepted Answer

The movement/speed of air molecules

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The direction of air molecules

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What the air molecules are made of

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The arrangement of air molecules

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