6th Ch. 5

What do you call a person who studies the weather?

• Meterologist
• Geologist
• Biologist
• Paleontologist

Which type of precipitation forms when water vapor changes directly into a solid?

• Rain
• Hail
• Sleet
• Snow

What type of front is this?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occulded front
• Stationary front

A front is:

• Where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• A line where two different air masses meet
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

______ air is more dense and tends to sink

• Cold
• Warm
• Moist
• Dry

Which type of front is this?

• Cold
• Warm
• Occluded
• Stationary

Which type of front is this?

• Cold
• Warm
• Occluded
• Stationary

When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

What direction is the cold front moving on the map?

• Southeast
• Southwest
• Northeast
• Northwest

Which type of front is this?

• Occluded
• Stationary
• Cold
• Warm