Chap. 5 Weather and Its Impacts (7) Forms

Question 1

The process of water vapor changing to a liquid is called _________________.

Accepted Answer

condensation

Question 2

A thunderstorm warning means?

Accepted Answer

a thunderstorm is occuring

Question 3

The boundary between cold air and warm air masses is called_____________________.

Accepted Answer

front

Question 4

Which diagram shows a large high-pressure system?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

Forms as raindrops pass thru a layer of freezing air near Earth’s surface, forming ice pellets.

Accepted Answer

sleet

Question 6

Water droplets in a cloud, become too heavy, fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail

Accepted Answer

precipitation

Question 7

Masses of puffy, white clouds, with flat bases form when air currents rise are called __clouds.

Accepted Answer

cumulus

Question 8

Air pressure is greatest ____ because there are more molecules of air pushing down from above.

Accepted Answer

at sea level

Question 9

Clouds form warm air rise, expand, cool, and saturate, condense to tiny drops which collect.

Accepted Answer

water vapor

Question 10

__________________ can be produced by thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

Tornadoes

Question 11

Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 12

When do erosion and deposition occur in a river?

Accepted Answer

Erosion moves it, deposition deposits it

Question 13

Low, layered gray clouds that produce light precipitation are __________ clouds.

Accepted Answer

stratus

Question 14

Air is mostly nitrogen and ______________________.

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 15

When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) _______________ is issued.

Accepted Answer

warning

Question 16

Cold air has more molecules occupy a cu. cm. of space than warm air; it has _____ pressure.

Accepted Answer

higher

Question 17

Liquid or solid water that falls to the ground is called ________________________.

Accepted Answer

precipitation

Question 18

Which describes lighting?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 19

High pressure means good weather because _____________________.

Accepted Answer

the air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form

Question 20

Precipitation and storms occur ___________________.

Accepted Answer

at fronts

Question 21

Which layer of the atmosphere is where the space shuttle orbits?

Accepted Answer

thermosphere

Question 22

Forms when the air temperature is below freezing and water vapor changes directly to a solid.

Accepted Answer

snow

Question 23

There are ____________ molecules of air at high elevations, so air pressure is less.

Accepted Answer

fewer

Question 24

Which type(s) of clouds do NOT make rain or snow?

Accepted Answer

cirrus

Question 25

Water evaporates from_____________

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Chap. 5 Weather and Its Impacts (7) Forms

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Chap. 5 Weather and Its Impacts (7) Forms

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