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Meteorology Review for 8th grade Earth Science Class
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The eye of a hurricane
is calm
has dense clouds
has the highest winds
produces the storm surge
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This symbol represents
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
3
What is the cloud cover?
50%
100%
75%
25%
4
Tornado Alley includes the states of...
Arizona and Utah
Maine and Rhode Island
Nebraska and Oklahoma
Alabama and Georgia
5
What are the lines called?
thermobar
thermoline
isotherm
isobar
6
What is the dew point?
40oF
45oF
70oF
40
7
What is the temperature?
45
45oF
40o F
70oF
8
Warm, humid air from the Pacific Ocean brought to California comes from
Continental polar air masses
Maritime polar air masses
Continental tropical air masses
Maritime tropical air masses
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Convert the air pressure to symbol form: 1012 mb
102
120
210
012
10
Convert the air pressure to symbol form: 1004 mb
040
040 mb
004
400
11
What is the air pressure?
700 mb
070 mb
1007
1007 mb
12
What are the lines called?
thermoline
isotherm
isobar
thermobar
13
What do you call a scientist who studies weather and tries to predict it?
Weatherologist
Astronomer
Meteorologist
Climatologist
14
An air mass coming from the Atlantic Ocean would be considered what?
maritime
continental
tropical
polar
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What do the lines represent?
areas of the same temperature
areas of the same wind speed
areas of the same humidity
areas of the same air pressure
16
True or False: The basement is the safest place to be during a
hurricane
False, tornado
False, anticyclone
False, winter storm
True
17
What type of storm forms over warm ocean water?
winter storms
hurricane
thunderstorms
tornadoes
18
What is the wind speed and direction?
65 mph SE
25 mph NW
25 NW
15 mph SE
19
Continental tropical air masses carry what kind of air?
Warm, Wet
Cold, Wet
Cold, Dry
Warm, Dry
20
As an air mass moves over the northern, central part of the US, which is likely to get snow?
Arizona
Wisconsin
Washington
Utah
21
What does this symbol represent?
warm front
isobar
isotherm
cold front
22
In what direction is this front moving?
East West
North South
South East
North West
23
In what direction is it moving?
SE
SW
NW
NE
24
What brings cool, humid air from the Pacific to the West Coast?
maritime tropical air masses
maritime polar air masses
continental tropical air masses
continental polar air masses
25
What is the precipitation?
Light Drizzle
Light Rain
Drizzle
Rain
26
Which state is most likely to have a tornado occur?
Kansas
Washington
Conneticut
Maine
27
What is the air pressure?
1021 mb
210 mb
1021
021 mb
28
In what direction is it moving?
SE
SW
NW
NE
29
What are lines on a map that join places of the same air pressure?
Isobar
thermobar
isoair
Isotherm
30
What does this symbol represent?
warm front
isobar
cold front
isotherm
31
This symbol represents
occluded front
hurricane
thunderstorm
stationary front
32
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches the Earth's surface is called a
hurricane
anticyclone
cyclone
tornado
33
An air mass coming from Mexico would be considered
maritime tropical
continental tropical
continental polar
maritime polar
34
An isotherm line shows places on a map that are connected by the same
air pressure
wind speed
humidity
temperature
35
True or false: Air masses that bring cold, dry air to the central US are
continental polar
.
False, continental tropical
False, maritime polar
False, maritime tropical
True
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What do the lines connect?
areas of the same wind direction
areas of the same humidity
areas of the same temperature
areas of the same air pressure
