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This is caused by air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Rain
Dew
Wind
Humiditiy
2
What climate does St. Louis, Missouri have?
Sub-humid
Humid
Sub-arid
Arid
3
What is the average annual temperature range in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma?
60-70 F
above 70 F
40-50 F
50-60 F
4
Which direction does the wind blow?
Low pressure to high pressure
High pressure to low pressure
5
The year-to-year
average
conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area
Precipitation
Specific Heat
Weather
Climate
6
Where are clouds most likely to develop?
High pressure
Low pressure
7
What is the abbreviation for a
Continental Polar
air mass?
Pc
CnP
cA
cP
8
These are water droplets condensed in the air
Snow
Fog
Rain
Clouds
9
What is the name for a scientist that studies weather?
Geologist
Meteorologist
Zoologist
Astronomer
10
What climate does Las Vegas, Nevada have?
Humid
Sub-humid
Sub-arid
Arid
11
Think about your weather log: Have the days been getting longer or shorter recently?
Longer
The same
Shorter
What is daylight anyway?
12
Where is the temperature the warmest?
North pole
Antarctica
Prime Meridian
Equator
13
The atmospheric conditions at a certain place and time
Weather
Climate
Air mass
Specific heat
14
Which part of the country has the warmest temperature on the map?
East
South
North
West
15
Who is the funniest sixth grade teacher?
Mr. Wilkinson
Ms. Larner
Ms. Constantine
Mrs. Krassner
16
What type of air mass is hot and humid?
Maritime polar
Continental tropical
Maritime tropical
Continental polar
17
How many time zones are in the United States of America?
5
4
6
3
18
Precipitation that falls as liquid from the sky
Snow
Hail
Frost
Rain
19
What type of air mass is cold and dry?
Maritime tropical
Maritime polar
Continental polar
Continental tropical
20
What does a
weather station model
show?
The monthly average temperature in a place
The annual average high temperature in a place
The daily average temperature in a place
The current temperature in a place
21
What is the average annual minimum temperature in Cheyenne, Wyoming?
-20 to 0 F
0 to 20 F
below -40 F
-40 to -20 F
22
What is an
isotherm
?
A line of equal air pressure
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature
The average yearly high temperature
A line of equal temperature
23
What is the average temperature in July in Houston, Texas?
80 to 85 F
60 to 70 F
above 90 F
70 to 80 F
24
What happens to air temperature as altitude increases?
It disappears
It decreases
It increases
It stays the same
25
March 28 was the
New Moon
. What percent of the moon is illuminated during a New Moon?
50
25
Zero
100
26
What is a large body of air called?
Atmosphere
Water
Air mass
Humidity
27
As the month has gone by, has the sun started rising
earlier
or
later
during the day?
Earlier
Later
28
True or False:
Maritime
air masses are humid and contain lots of water
False
True
29
What does it mean when the isobar lines are closer together?
Wind speeds up
Wind slows down
Temperature decreases
Temperature increasese
30
Which place receives the
most
daily sunlight in the winter months?
Seattle, Washington
Flagstaff, Arizona
Atlanta, Georgia
Boulder, Colorado
