Weather

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.

• weather
• humidity
• air mass
• dew point

Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.

• Coriolis Effect
• Greenhouse Effect
• Climate Effect
• Atmosphere Effect

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Clear skies

• Cloudy skies

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass is called a _____________________.

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Cold and warm masses meet, but neither can move the other is called a ______________________

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses is called a ________________________.

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

What is the only front that has three air masses?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front