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What is the first sign of an approaching warm front?

A sea breeze usually originates during the ____.

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1
A sea breeze usually originates during the ____.
day and flows toward the water
evening and flows toward the water
evening and flows toward the land
day and flows toward the land
2
What is the first sign of an approaching warm front?
nimbostratus clouds
stratus clouds
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
3
A cold, dry air mass that moves over warm, tropical waters will likely become ____.
warmer and wetter
colder and wetter
warmer and drier
colder and drier
4
What is the first stage of a thunderstorm?
cumulus stage
cumulonimbus stage
mature stage
dissipating stage
5
A wind that consistently blows more often from one direction than from any other is called a
local wind
jet stream
trade wind
prevailing wind
6
Which surface winds blow between the subtropical high and the equator?
polar easterlies
sea breezes
westerlies
trade winds
7
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a high-pressure system blow ____.
counterclockwise toward the center
clockwise toward the center
counterclockwise outward from the center
clockwise outward from the center
8
If Earth did not rotate, how would air at the equator move?
There would be no air movement.
Air would sink and move toward the poles.
none of the above
Air would rise and move toward the poles.
9
Which of the following can be impacted by El Niño?
climate
the fish industry
all of the above
the farming industry
10
Winds are labeled according to which of the following?
the region in which they can be found
the direction from which they blow
none of the above
whether they originate on land or water