Ag Earth Science - Chapter 20 Quiz

Thunderstorms form when warm, humid air rises in a(n) ___.

What causes a hurricane to lose energy when it moves onto land?

What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move?

Along what type of front is the intensity of precipitation generally heavy, but short lived?

The boundary that separates different air masses is called a(n) ___.

Hurricanes are classified according to intensity using the ____.

An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as(n)

What is the first stage of a thunderstorm?

Along a front, which type of air is always forced upwards?

A man rode in to town on Tuesday, and left two days later on Tuesday. How so?

The greatest number of thunderstorms occur in the ___.

What do you call a bear without an ear?

The center of a tornado is characterized by its ____.

What kind of cheese is made backwards?

A "nide" is a brood or nest of which type of birds?

Vermillion is a shade of which colour?

Which two properties characterize an air mass?

On a weather map, which type of front is shown with semicircles on one side?

The weather behind a cold front is dominated by which of the following?

What is the first sign of an approaching warm front?

On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with a triangular points on one side?