Chapter 19: Weather

Air moves from one place to another because of differences in pressure.

• true

• false

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Wind slows as it travels over the earth’s surface because of friction.

• true

• false

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4. Places in the world with rising warm air have more or less permanent ________ pressure.

• low
• high

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The area of the world that has almost continuously rising warm air is near the _________.

• Equator
• Poles

• 30 degree latitude

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Choose all correct examples of where local winds can develop.

• coastal areas

• near mountains

• plateaus

• at weather fronts

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HORIZONTAL winds frequently blow in the horse latitudes because of falling cool air.

• True

• False

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Which happens first?

• A cloud droplet coalesces until it grows too large to be held up.

• Cloud droplets form as they condense on airborne particles.

• Cloud droplets fall and coalesce into raindrops.

• Rising air cools as it expands.

• Larger and more numerous cloud droplets form.

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Which happens last?

• A cloud droplet coalesces until it grows too large to be held up.

• Cloud droplets form as they condense on airborne particles.

• Cloud droplets fall and coalesce into raindrops.

• Rising air cools as it expands.

• Larger and more numerous cloud droplets form.

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Which happens after "rising air cools as it expands"?

• A cloud droplet coalesces until it grows too large to be held up.

• Cloud droplets form as they condense on airborne particles.

• Cloud droplets fall and coalesce into raindrops.

• Larger and more numerous cloud droplets form.

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(True or False) The only type of solid precipitation is snow.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Hail