Why is it important for air to be lifted into the atmosphere?

Meteorological Concepts and Phenomena

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To decrease temperature
To form clouds and precipitation
To create wind patterns
To increase air pressure
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of orographic lifting?
Air moving over flat plains
Air being heated by the sun
Air being forced over mountains
Air converging from different directions
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On which side of a mountain does precipitation typically occur due to orographic lifting?
Windward side
Southern side
Northern side
Leeward side
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass in frontal wedging?
The cold air rises over the warm air
The warm air rises over the cold air
Both air masses remain stationary
The warm air cools rapidly
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which weather phenomenon is commonly associated with frontal wedging?
Droughts
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Thunderstorms
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is convergence in meteorological terms?
Air masses meeting and rising
Air moving over mountains
Air being heated by the sun
Air cooling and descending
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is convergence most commonly observed in the United States?
California
New York
Florida
Texas
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