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Ch. 13 Lesson 2 - Weather Pattterns

Quiz by Melinda Badger

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  • Q1
    A large body of circulating air that has low pressure at its center and higher pressure on the outside is called a
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    weather boundary
    low pressure system
    cold front
    high pressure system
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  • Q2
    True or False: Air moves from low pressure to high pressure
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    true
    false
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  • Q3
    A large body of circulating air that has high pressure at its center and lower pressure on the outside is called a
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    cold front
    air mass
    low pressure system
    high pressure system
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  • Q4
    _______________ are large bodies of air that have distinct temperature and moisture characteristices
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    weather systems
    cold fronts
    maritime express
    air masses
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  • Q5
    Which type of air masses are cold and dry?
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    continental polar
    maritime polar
    maritime tropical
    continental tropical
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  • Q6
    The boundary between two air masses is called a weather _________
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    mass
    front
    snow cloud
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  • Q7
    When a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass a _______________ front forms
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    stationary front
    warm front
    cold front
    occluded front
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  • Q8
    Violent weather often occurs with a ______________ front, while more steady weather often occurs with a _______ front
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    warm cold
    stationary occluded
    cold warm
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  • Q9
    A stationary front forms when the boundary between two air masses _____________
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    stalls
    mixes together
    disappears
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  • Q10
    The three stages of a thunderstorm in the correct order is ....
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    cumulus, dissipation, mature
    mature, cumulus, dissipation
    dissipation, mature, cumulus
    cumulus, mature, dissipation
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  • Q11
    Lightening is caused by oppositely _____________ particles in clouds and on the ground
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    grounded
    frozen
    charged
    dissipated
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  • Q12
    True or False - Tornadoes form when updrafts from thunderstorms begin to rotate
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    false
    true
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  • Q13
    Hurricanes typically form in late ___________ over warm, tropical oceans
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    summer
    fall
    winter
    spring
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  • Q14
    True or False - a snow storm is a severe winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
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    false
    30s

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