The Atmosphere Vocabulary

What is an air mass?

• a boundary between two fronts

• an area of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout

• a bubble of warm air that rises up

• a region of air with a changing temperatur

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Which of these best describes  a continental tropical air mass?

• dry and cold

• dry and warm

• humid and warm

• humid and cold

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In a ____________ pressure system, warm air will rise.

• stationary

• front

• low

• high

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What direction is the warm front moving?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

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The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Neon

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

Narrow bands of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere are referred to as what?

• Jet Streams

• Cirrus Clouds

• Easterlies

• Sea Breeze

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This person studies the Earth's atmosphere and monitors and forecasts the weather

• Seismologist

• Meteorologist

• Volcanologist

• Geologist

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Which tool measures air pressure?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Wind Vane

• Hygrometer

CFC's cause harm to our 

• Troposphere

• Inversion Layer

• Ozone Layer

• Carbon Dioxide

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In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

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