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Study Guide for Chapter Test
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1
Precipitation and storms occur ____.
in high pressure systems
at fronts
in low pressure systems
in polar zones
2
Masses of puffy, white clouds are called ____ clouds.
Nimbus
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
3
Clouds form when ____ condense(s) into tiny drops.
Smoke
Snowflakes
Water Vapor
Smog
4
The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a ____.
Storm
Flood
Climate
Front
5
Low, layered gray clouds that produce light precipitation are ____ clouds.
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Nimbus
6
A ____ studies and forecasts the weather using data gathered from many sources.
Meteorologist
Geologist
Biologist
Station Model
7
The interaction of air, water, and ____ causes weather.
Humidity
Land
Wind
The Sun
8
When water droplets fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail; you are experiencing?
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
9
Violent storms generally form along ____.
Occluded Fronts
Warm front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
10
Fog is a ____ cloud that forms near the ground.
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrocumulus
Cirrus
11
A violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land.
Front
Thunderstorm
Tornado
Hurricane
12
The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the ____.
Relative Humidity
Dew Point
Wind Point
Rain Point
13
When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ____ is issued.
Station Model
Advisory
Watch
Warning
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The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared amount needed for saturation.
Relative Humidity
Partial Humidity
None Listed
Total Humidity
15
The most powerful severe storm is the ____.
Front
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
Tornado
16
High, thin, white, feathery clouds containing ice crystals are _____?
Nimbus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
17
What is a large body of air that has the properties as the Earth's surface it developed over?
Tornado
Cloud
Front
Air Mass