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Earth Science Weather Review
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What is the pressure system at the Equator called?
Sub tropic high
Horse Latitudes
Doldrums
Sub polar highs
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What kind of front is pictured?
Cold
Stationary
Occluded
Warm
3
Which wind belt do we live in?
Easterlies
Polar Easterlies
Prevailing Westerlies
Trade winds
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This type of air mass forms over the oceans off the coast of Flordia.
continental tropic
maritime polar
maritime tropic
continental polar
5
What do differences in air pressure cause?
Wind
Precipitation
Clouds
Storms
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In a cold front what kind of air is moving?
moist
cold
dry
warm
7
This air mass has hot, dry air.
continental polar
maritime polar
continental tropic
maritime tropic
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What type of cloud is pictured?
Nimbostratus
Cirrius
Cumulous
Cirronimbus
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This device measures the amount of moisture in the air.
anemometer
barometer
sling psychrometer
therometer
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What kind of front is pictured?
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
Cold Front
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Which is issued when severe weather conditions exist and immediate actions should be taken?
station model
front
watch
warning
12
An Isobar connects locations with the same ____.
Pressure
Humdity
Cloud Types
Temperature
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What type of front is associated with violent stormy weather?
Warm Front
Occluded Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
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An extremely large body of air that has uniform properties throughout.
air mass
station model
front
storm
15
When warm air over the land rises and cool air from the water flows into replace it.
A Hurricane
A Sea Breeze
A Monsoon
A Land Breeze
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What type of pressure system is associated with sunny days?
Storm pressure
High Pressure
Sunny pressure
Low Pressure
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This type of precipitation leaves the cloud as water but freezes before it hits the ground
sleet
rain
hail
snow
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The closer the isobars are together the _____ the winds.
colder
faster
warmer
milder
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Where does our weather come from?
The East
The West
The North
The South
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What kind of front is pictured
Occluded
Stationary
Warm
Cold