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Hoopz- Weather and Atmosphere

Quiz by Sarah Newsome

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  • Q1

    What type of front occurs when a cold air mass pushes warm air up?

    Cold

    Warm

    Occluded

    Stationary

    30s
  • Q2

    What layer of the atmosphere contains weather?

    Troposphere

    Mesosphere

    Stratosphere

    Thermosphere

    30s
  • Q3

    Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer which blocks out UV rays?

    Mesosphere

    Stratosphere

    Troposphere

    Thermosphere

    30s
  • Q4

    Which type of pressure is associated with cloudy skies & storms?

    High

    Low

    30s
  • Q5

    Which type of pressure is associated with clear & sunny skies?

    Low

    High

    30s
  • Q6

    What type of front creates many days of cloudy, wet weather?

    Stationary

    Cold

    Occluded

    Warm

    30s
  • Q7

    What type of weather will a warm front produce?

    Warm temperatures and thunderstorms

    Hurricanes

    Many days of wet weather

    Warm temperatures with light/drizzly rain

    30s
  • Q8

    During a sea breeze, cool dense air over the land replaces warm rising air over the sea.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q9

    Cool temperatures are associated with high pressure & dense, sinking air.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q10

    Water heats up and cools down much faster than land.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q11

    What is the fuel for a hurricane?

    Cold ocean water

    Warm ocean water

    Sinking air creating clouds

    Warm land

    30s
  • Q12

    What do greenhouse gases do?

    Trap heat

    Release heat

    30s
  • Q13

    Why do most tornadoes form in Tornado Alley?

    It is where warm ocean water is found.

    It is where cP air meets mT air.

    Cool air often sinks in the middle of the US.

    It has a lot of stable atmospheres.

    30s
  • Q14

    Where are hurricanes most likely to form?

    Near the tropics in the ocean

    Near the poles in the ocean

    Over South America

    In tornado alley

    30s
  • Q15

    cP air would make lots of snow.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s

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