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Weather Test 2023
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What side of a mountain would be a desert?
leeward
windward
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What weather symbol is this?
occluded front
cold front
stationary front
warm front
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Hurricanes south of the equator spin in which direction?
counter-clockwise
clockwise
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What does this symbol stand for?
high pressure
occluded front
cold front
low pressure
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What fuels hurricanes as they form?
cold water
cold dry air
warm, moist air
ocean currents
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What happens when two air masses of different temperatures and humidity meet?
a weather front
nothing
wild fire
they swap places
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cool air, spinning clockwise usually bringing fair weather describes which pressure system?
high pressure
cold front
low pressure
warm front
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Warm air, spinning counter-clockwise, which usually brings clouds and precipitation describes which pressure system?
warm front
low pressure
high pressure
cold front
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Which best describes a stationary front?
cold air mass slides under warm air mass, brings cooler temps
warm air and cold air collide bringing long periods of precipitation
cold air mass takes over and pushes warm air upward - brings precipitation
warm air mass slides over a cold air mass and brings warmer temps
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A large rotating storm with high speed winds that form over warm water in tropical areas
hurricane
earthquake
flood
tornado
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Leeward sides of the mountain that don't receive precipitation due to the mountain blocking the clouds.
orographic lifting
lake effect snow
rain shadow effect
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Where do hurricanes form?
Antarctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Lakes
Indian Ocean
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Warm, moist air from ocean rises up, creates an area of low pressure, then cools forming clouds. This describes what?
hurricane
tornado
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Polar air mass _______ temperatures & _______ air pressure
higher, higher
higher, cooler
cooler, cooler
cooler, higher
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The eye of the hurricane is...
chaotic and fierce
calm and clear
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A rotating cone-shaped column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm but not touching the ground
wind
hurricane
funnel cloud
tornado
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What two ways are air masses named?
where they form & temperature of the air
color of the air & how heavy it is
if they form at the north pole or the south pole
time of day & mass of air
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a possibility of a tornado
tornado warning
tornado watch
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Which best describes a cold front?
cold air mass slides under a warm air mass bringing colder temps
warm air moves into an area
cold air overtakes a warm air mass and pushes the warm air up
warm air and cold air collide with each other
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Tropical air mass has _______ temperature & ________ air pressure
lower, warmer
cooler, cooler
warmer, warmer
warmer, lower
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Which describes a continental air mass?
over the water, dry
over the land, humid
over the land, dry
over the water, humid
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What weather front symbol is this?
warm front
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
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What does this symbol stand for?
low pressure
cold front
high pressure
stationary front
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Cold wind gains moisture while moving across warmer water, then rises over the cooler land, causing snow to fall
lake effect snow
rain shadow effect
orographic lifting
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Warm gusts rising and cold gusts sinking, eventually leading to them spinning describes what?
tornado
hurricane
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Wind being forced upward by a mountain; keeps windward sides of the mountain ranges moist and filled w/ vegetation
orographic lifting
lake effect snow
rain shadow effect
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What is an air mass?
air with a large mass
large body of air with different temp, humidity, pressure
large body of water with similar amount of water
large body of air that has similar temp, humidity, and pressure
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Which best describes a warm front?
long periods of precip. b/c cold air mass takes over & pushes warm air up
cold air mass collides and slides under a warm air mass
long periods of precipitations when cold air mass runs into a warm air mass
warm air mass collides & rides over a cold air mass; brings warmer temps
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What side of a mountain would have a lot of precipitation and vegetation
windward
leeward
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A tornado has been spotted by the radar
tornado watch
tornado warning
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A violent rotating column of air extending from the base of the thunderstorm to the ground
flood
tornado
hurricane
blizzard
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What weather front symbol is this?
warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
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Hurricanes north of the equator spin in which direction?
clockwise
counter-clockwise
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Which describes a maritime air mass?
over the water, humid
over the land, humid
over the land, dry
over the water, dry
