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Weather Review #1
Weather Review #1
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1
T
he weather instrument below represents the ___
barometer
weather vane
nephoscope
rain gauge
2
Climates, plants, and animals
are all part of an extensive system
called a _____
biome
taiga
zone
region
3
The invisible line of the
equator runs through the center
of which zone?
polar
mountain
tropical
temperate
4
Weather
is described in terms of ______ or wind
temperature
all of them
cloudiness
precipitation
5
The zone that extends from the
Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn is
____.
temperate zone
tundra zone
tropical zone
polar zone
6
A
region's climate depends
on its average
temperature
and the average amount of ____.
humidity
sunlight
precipitation
land
7
T
he weather instrument below represents the ___
barometer
anemometer
weather vane
thermometer
8
T
he weather instrument below represents the ___
weather vane
thermometer
barometer
anemometer
9
T
he weather instrument below represents the ___
rain gauge
barometer
weather vane
nephoscope
10
T
he weather instrument below represents the ___
anemometer
weather vane
thermometer
barometer
11
A
warm air mass is trapped between two cool air masses
at a/an _____
stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
12
A
funnel-shaped cloud
that touches the ground and spins as it moves is called a?
lightning
thunder
tornado
tropical storm
13
T
he weather instrument below represents the ___
anemometer
weather vane
thermometer
barometer
14
At a/an _____
warm air moves over cool air
and replaces the cool air.
occluded front
warm front
cold front
stationary front
15
The
flashing light
that is released when electricity passes between two clouds is called a?
lightning
tropical storm
thunder
tornado
16
A
loud noise
produced when lightning
causes the air to heat
up and expand suddenly is called a
lightning
tropical storm
thunder
tornado
17
The
polar zones
have the ______.
wettest climates
hottest average temperatures
warmest average temperatures
coldest average temperatures
18
Cold air moves under warm
air at a/an _____ pushing the warm air away from the earth's surface.
stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
19
A severe storm that is formed with
several thunderstorms over the warm tropical
waters is called
thunder
lightning
tropical storm
tornado
20
A thermometer measures the air
temperature in units
called _____.
degrees
inches
pounds
ounces