1) Which of the following describes a convection current in the atmosphere? (1 student missed)

3) What properties of air near the ground are likely to produce thunderstorms and tornadoes? (7 students missed)

4) Which combination of properties describes cold air? (8 students missed)

5) What is the fuel source of a hurricane’s energy? (1 student missed)

6) Where are hurricanes “born?” (1 student missed)

7) What happens when moist air rises high into the sky? (1 student missed)

8) The eye of a hurricane has ______. (5 students missed)

9) The fastest moving winds on Earth are found in ______. (7 students missed)

12) An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions are likely to prevail (happen) in Georgia? (2 students missed)

13) What do hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms have in common? (3 students missed)

15) What kind of front is moving towards point B? (1 student missed)

16) What type of weather are meteorologists most likely predicting for the Great Lakes area (point D?) (4 students missed)

17) The weather forecast for a valley is a temperature of 35°F and light rain. Which weather conditions are MOST LIKELY to be found on the mountain above the valley? (4 students missed)

18) Dew is formed by _________. (1 student missed)

19) Which of the following is typical of a tropical rainforest climate? (1 student missed)

20) On a hot summer day, the wind suddenly starts to blow, clouds start to form, there is a brief thunderstorm, and then it becomes cooler. What probably has happened? (1 student missed)

21) What happens when moist air near Earth’s surface is cooled? (1 student missed)

23) Clear, warmer weather usually follows which type of front? (1 student missed)

24) Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is an example of ___. (1 student missed)

25) Layered clouds that often cover much of the sky are called __________. (5 students missed)

27) What type of cloud would most likely signal an approaching thunderstorm? (1 student missed)

29) Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals and formed at very high altitudes are called ______. (1 student missed)

30) What happens to a hurricane when it hits a coastal area? (1 student missed)

31) What is the relationship between thunder and lightning? (3 students missed)

32) What results if the path of a hurricane leads that hurricane over cool water? (2 students missed)

33) What type of air mass would form above the central and northern parts of Canada? (3 students missed)

34) When are tornadoes MOST likely to occur? (2 students missed)

37) A meteorologist watched a continental tropical air mass from Mexico move toward Texas. What type of weather will it bring to Texas? (3 students missed)

38) Where do most of the world’s tornadoes form? (4 students missed)

39) Which type of front is being shown above? (1 student missed)

40) Which describes the movement of the air masses in the front shown above? (4 students missed)

41) What type of front forms when two air masses meet and neither one moves? (1 student missed)

42) Clouds are observed in a low pressure area in Georgia, and clear skies are observed in a high pressure area above Alabama. Which of the following is most likely to occur? (15 students missed)