Questions and Answers
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1.The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures and levels of humidity.
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A.
Humidity
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B.
Front
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C.
Air mass
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D.
Air pressure
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A.
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2.Amount of moisture, or water vapor, in the air.
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A.
Front
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B.
Air mass
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C.
Humidity
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D.
Air pressure
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A.
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3.VEry large body of air that is spread over hundreds of miles and has the same temperature and humidity
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A.
Air mass
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B.
Air pressure
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C.
Front
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D.
Hunidity
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A.
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4.Push caused by the weight of air.
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A.
Force
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B.
Humidity
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C.
Air pressure
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D.
Air mass
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A.
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5.Smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky and usually bring light rain and drizzle.
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A.
Cumulonimbus clouds
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B.
Cumulus Clouds
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C.
Stratus clouds
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D.
Cirrus clouds
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A.
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6.White puffy clouds that look like cotton and are associated with sunny weather
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A.
Cumulonimbus clouds
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B.
Cumulus Clouds
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C.
Stratus clouds
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D.
Cirrus clouds
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A.
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7.Thin, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that are seen high in the sky and indicate that rain or snow is coming.
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A.
Cumulonimbus clouds
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B.
Cumulus Clouds
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C.
Stratus clouds
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D.
Cirrus clouds
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A.
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8.Tall, dark clouds that are associated with thunderstorms.
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A.
Cirrus clouds
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B.
Stratus clouds
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C.
Cumulonimbus clouds
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D.
Cumulus Clouds
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A.
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9.What air is more dense? Cold or hot
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A.
Cold
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B.
Hot
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A.
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10.Does cold or warm air form high pressure areas?
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A.
Cold
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B.
Warm
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A.
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11.Does coldor warm air form low pressure areas?
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A.
Warm
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B.
Cold
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A.
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12.__________ pressure usually contain clouds.
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A.
Low
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B.
High
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A.
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13._______ pressure areas usually have very few clouds.
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A.
High
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B.
Low
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A.
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14.Mass of heavy air that sometimes slides underneath a mass of lighter air and pushes it up, often causing thunderstorms and a drop in air temperature.
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A.
Warm front
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B.
Cold front
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A.
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15.Mass of light air that sometimes moves in and slides over a mass of heavier air, often leading to steady rain or snow and an increase in air temperature.
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A.
Warm front
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B.
Cold front
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A.
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16.Scientists who collect data using a variety of instruments and then use data to predict the weather.
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A.
Cosmotologists
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B.
Meteorologists
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C.
Commercialists
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A.
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17.Tool used to measure precipitation.
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A.
Barometer
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B.
Rain gauge
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C.
Anemometer
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D.
Thermometer
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A.
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18.Tool used to measure air pressure
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A.
Barometer
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B.
Rain gauge
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C.
Anemometer
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D.
Thermometer
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A.
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19.Tool used to measure wind velocity, or speed
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A.
Barometer
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B.
Rain gauge
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C.
Anemometer
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D.
Thermometer
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A.
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20.Tool used to measure air temperature
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A.
Barometer
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B.
Rain gauge
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C.
Anemometer
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D.
Thermometer
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A.
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21.Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are caused by
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A.
Hot air
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B.
People
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C.
Extreme atmospheric conditions
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D.
Rainy weather
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A.
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22.Warm, low pressure weather system surrounded by cooler air over ocean waters, a severe storm with winds above 75 mph may occur.
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A.
Thunderstorm
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B.
Tornado
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C.
Hurricane
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D.
Rain
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A.
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23.Warm, moist air near the ground is covered by a mass of cold air, a storm with heavy winds and rain may occur
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A.
Thunderstorms
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B.
Tornado
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C.
Hurricane
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D.
Rain
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A.
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24.Thunderstorm meets strong winds high in the sky, the winds can cause the storm to spin in a strong, rotating column of air that reaches from a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground.
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A.
Thunderstorm
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B.
Tornado
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C.
Hurricane
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D.
Low pressure
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A.
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25.All storms have strong winds and _______ air pressure
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A.
LOw
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B.
HIgh
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A.
