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Weather Test Review

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  • Q1
    Which answer correctly describes weather before and after a cold front?
    Before: cold and dry; After: cold and dry
    Before: warm and humid; After: cold and dry
    Before: warm and humid; After: warm and humid
    Before: cold and dry; After: cold and dry
    20s
  • Q2
    What force makes winds do this in the picture?
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    Newton's First Law
    Coriolis Force
    Magnetism
    Gravity
    20s
  • Q3
    Air masses are described in which two ways?
    temperature and humidity
    temperature and rainfall
    rainfall and humidity
    wind direction and humidity
    20s
  • Q4
    What weather instrument has made forecasting hurricanes much more reliable?
    satellite
    Hurricane Hunters
    barometers
    radar
    20s
  • Q5
    What type of front brings warm and humid weather?
    stationary front
    occluded front
    cold front
    warm front
    20s
  • Q6
    If you get a dry bulb reading of 8 degrees and a wet bulb reading of 4 degrees, what is the relative humidity?
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    11%
    42%
    6%
    51%
    30s
  • Q7
    Which statement describes the characteristics of air when it get colder?
    Air is less compact, more dense, and heavier.
    Air is more compact, less dense, and heavier.
    Air is more compact, denser, and heavier.
    Air is less compact, less dense, and lighter.
    20s
  • Q8
    What causes winds?
    differences in humidity
    differences in day and night
    differences in temperature
    differences in air pressure
    20s
  • Q9
    What is significant about the troposphere?
    It is the 2nd layer.
    It contains less oxygen.
    Weather occurs here.
    Jets fly in it.
    20s
  • Q10
    What is the difference between a wind vane and an anemometer?
    Wind vanes measure air pressure; anemometer measures speed.
    Wind vanes measure direction; anemometer measures temperature.
    Wind vanes measure speed; anemometer measures direction.
    Wind vanes measure direction; anemometer measures speed.
    20s
  • Q11
    What are fast moving ribbons of air in the atmosphere?
    currents
    jet streams
    curly cues
    air masses
    20s
  • Q12
    Besides the sun, what is the main reason weather occurs?
    temperature changes
    the movement of air masses
    winds
    air pressure changes
    20s
  • Q13
    What type of air mass comes from over water and from the south?
    maritime polar
    maritime tropical
    continental polar
    continental tropical
    20s
  • Q14
    Where are sea breezes coming from?
    the land
    the air
    seagulls flapping their wings
    the sea
    20s
  • Q15
    When a warm front moves in, what type of air masses are involved?
    Before: maritime polar; After: maritime tropical
    Before: continental polar; After: maritime polar
    Before: continental polar; After: maritime tropical
    Before: continental polar; After: continental tropical
    20s

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