When do convection currents form?

When air temperatures are different.

A forecaster predicting the weather for an area would find which of the following most helpful?

temperature changes in one month

Which of the following is true about clouds in the summer sky?

Many of them are made of ice crystals.

In what condition do fallen leaves decay the fastest?

when air temperatures are warm and the ground is wet

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1
A severe storm warning means severe storms
will form soon.
might form.
will form during the season.
have already formed.
2
When do convection currents form?
When air temperatures are less than 0°C.
When air temperatures are greater than 100°C.
When air temperatures are the same.
When air temperatures are different.
3
The amount of moisture in the air is called
temperature
barometric pressure
wind
humidity
4
What is rain that freezes before it hits the ground?
snow
sleet
freezing rain
hail
5
Type of severe weather most likely to cause you to follow your evacuation plan?
tornado
hurricane
ice storm
thunderstorm
6
Which of the following land features affects weather?
deserts
all of the above
swamps
mountains
7
What does a barometer do?
It measures humidity.
It measures elevation.
It measures air pressure.
It measures wind speed.
8
The rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern due to differences in temperature is
topography
sea breeze
glacier
convection current
9
Tropical, temperate, and polar describe climate zones due to
latitude
rainfall amount
snowfall amount
temperature
10
Precipitation includes
snow, sleet, and hail.
rain, wind, and snow.
rain, snow, and air.
frost, clouds, and blizzards.
11
A forecaster predicting the weather for an area would find which of the following most helpful?
how often natural disasters occur
temperature changes in one month
average yearly precipitation
today's barometric pressure
12
The latitude of a region has the greatest effect on which of the following?
elevation
climate zones
time zone
precipitation
13
Which of the following is true about clouds in the summer sky?
Many of them form at low altitude under low pressure.
They are white because little sunlight gets through them.
They form at high altitude under great pressure.
Many of them are made of ice crystals.
14
What is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place called?
circulation
climate
weather
altitude
15
In what condition do fallen leaves decay the fastest?
when air temperatures are warm and the ground is wet
when air temperatures are cool and the ground is dry
when air temperatures are cool and the ground is wet
when air temperatures are warm and the ground is dry

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