Weather exam review

when does sea breeze occur?

• night

• day

• all day, all the time

• never

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What happens to the atmospheric pressure when you move upward away from sea level?

• nothing

• the air pressure increases

• the air gets colder

• the air pressure decreases

The boundary between cold and warm air is called a _____

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The lines that keep track of high and low-pressure systems on a weather map are called isotherms

• true

• false

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A(n) ________ connect points of equal temperature

When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing _______

• precipitation

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

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The ______ _______ is caused by the Earth's rotation

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A(n) ______ front is a combination of two fronts. It causes a mix of rain showers and thunderstorms./

• cold

• occluded

• stationary

• warm

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When cool, dense air from over the water flows inland, its called a _____ _____

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There is little wind in the doldrums because the air _____

• expands, creating low pressure

• goes away

• rotates

• expands, creating high pressure

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