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Combined: Abeka Earth and Space Test 8 + Abeka Science Earth and Space chapter 8 test
Combined: Abeka Earth and Space Test 8 + Abeka Science Earth and Space chapter 8 test
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Abeka Earth and Space Test 8: #weather#God knows do you
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this air mass brings very cold and dry weather
arctic
maritime arctic
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Water vapor in the air that touches the ground and turns to ice is?
frost
dew
glaze
3
temp. at which cooling air is saturated
air point
frost point
dew point
4
the study of weather
atmospherology
weatherology
mosoology
meteorology
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Which type of front forms when two air masses push against each other but neither advances
stationary
occluded
warm
Cold
6
this front forms when a warm air mass moves into a cold region
cold front
warm front
7
snowflakes with with feathery star-shaped branches
frosted flakes
flakes
starflakes
dendrites
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water vapor that touches the ground and turns into liquid
dew
rain
raindrop
tropical rain
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The three factors that affect the density of an air mass are temperature, humidity, and _____
precipitation
evaporation
pressure
drought
10
White, billowy clouds that resemble piles of cotton puffs are?
cumulus
cumulonimbus
altocumulus
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The most frequent type of cloud is the?
stratus
nimbostratus
cumulus
stratocumulus
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relative humidity rises when air temp. rises
False
True
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ratio comparing humidity to saturated air
actual humidity
approximate humidity
humidity
relative humidity
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when air is completely full of water it is ______
wet
buoyant
saturated
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When the temperature of air rises, relative humidity will?
decrease
increase
fluctuate
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The 3 major factors that determine the earths weather are heat energy, water vapor, and ___
uneven distribution of heat energy
evaporation
advection
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What is the amount of water vapor called
pressure
humidity
vaporite
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The process of a liquid becoming a gas is?
condensation
evaporation
freezing
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process from liquid to gas
condensation
evaporation
melting
freezing
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Which of the following is considered a high level cloud?
cumulus
cirrostratus
stratus
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Cooling air becomes saturated at a temperature called the?
frost point
dew point
precipitation point
condensation point
22
year-round weather conditions in a certain region
weather
climate
precipitation
snow
23
layered balls of ice
hail
hailstones
ice
freezing nuclei
24
What type of fog is found along the slopes of mountains?
steam fog
upslope fog
radiation fog
25
fog found around mountain slopes
steam fog
upslope fog
winter fog
mountain fog
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What phenomenon occurs when an area receives an abnormally low amount of precipitation
rime
drought
flood
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a phenomenon that causes an air mass to stay still
stationary air process
bergeron process
air mass weather
28
water vapor that touches the ground and freezes
freezing reain
sleet
frost
dew
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made of snow crystals that fall to the ground
snom
snow
dendrites
snowflakes
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A substance going from a solid to a liquid is?
evaporating
melting
condensing
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type of drought when there is not enough rain for crops
agronomic
economic
agricultral
crop
32
ice crystals that are big enough to fall
snowflakes
hail
hailstones
snow
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Which type of air mass brings warm, moist weather?
maritime tropical
maritime polar
continental tropical
34
A thick brown haze that results from molecules released into the air by factories and cars
clouds
photochemical smog
fog
35
rain that freezes bore hitting the ground
sleet
freezing rain
36
this air mass brings warm, moist weather
maritime tropical
arctic
tropical
equatorial
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considered a high-level cloud
contrail
altostratus
cirrostratus
cirrus
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The movement of water from the earths surface, into the air, and back to the surface
precipitation cycle
water cycle
air-mass weather
39
what is a process in which rain forms from melted snowflakes?
Warm air mass
WATER CYCLE
IDK
Bergeron Findeisen Process
40
Snowflakes with white, feathery branches forming a leaf or star-shaped pattern are?
plates
dendrites
columns
41
a low that forms along a front
warm front
low front
frontal cyclone
reverse cyclone
42
white, billowy clouds that resemble cotton puffs
cumulus
nimbus
stratus
cirrus
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What drought occurs when precipitation cannot supply enough moisture to support an areas crops?
meteorological
agricultural drought
socioeconomic drought
hydrological drought
44
What type of drought is based on a water shortage's effect on people?
socioeconomic drought
hydrological drought
agricultural drought
45
Precipitation made of ice crystals that fall to the ground is called?
hail
freezing rain
snow
sleet
46
Ice crystals in clouds that grow large enough to fall to the ground are?
hailstones
snowflakes
sleet
47
what is the least common type of high-level cloud?
Cirrostatus
Cirrus
Jesus coming back in the clouds (lol)
Cirrocumulus
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What is rain that freezes before it hits the ground?
freezing rain
sleet
snow
49
Air mass that brings very cold and dry weather
continental tropical
maritime polar
Continental Polar
Arctic
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Which of the following is considered a high-level cloud?
cumulus
stratus
cirrostratus
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a large body of air with relatively uniform properties
air region
cold front
warm front
air mass
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considered a mid-level cloud
cirrocumulus
cumulonimbus
nimbus
nimbostratus
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Which type of front forms a Y shape?
warm front
frontal cyclone
cold front
occluded front
54
What occurs when an air mass remains stationary over a region for a long period of time
warm front
air-mass weather
stationary front
55
almond-shaped cloud
lenticular
who even knows?
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Which type of front forms when a warm air mass moves into a region occupied by a cold air mass?
stationary
warm front
occluded front
cold front
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The year-round atmospheric conditions typical of a certain place
temperature
climate
weather
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What is a mixture of smoke and fog
rime
glaze
smog
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brown haze caused by cars and factories
brown fog
smog
photochemical fog
polluted smog
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smoke and fog mixed together
smog
steam fog
smoky fog
steamy fog
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based on water's effect on people
socioeconomic
social
normal
economic
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Which type of air mass brings cool, wet weather?
maritime polar
continental polar
maritime tropical
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A large body of air with relatively uniform properties
air mass
water vapor
air mass weather
heat mass
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falling drops of liquid
rain
raindrops
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this front forms a Y shape
occluded front
cold front
stationary front
Y front
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Drops of water that have a diameter of 0.5 millimeter or greater and fall from the clouds are?
rain
sleet
drizzle
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the amount of water vapor in the air
air vapor
air mass
saturation point
humidity
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A low that forms along a front
cyclone
anti-frontal cyclone
frontal cyclone
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when an area gets less water than usual
famine
drought
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Air that is completely full of water vapor and can hold no more is considered?
saturated
precipitated
hydrated
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Which of the following is considered a mid-level cloud?
nimbostratus
cirrostratus
cumulus
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A Lens shaped cloud
cirrus
contrail
Almand
lenticular cloud
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water vapor cannot turn to liquid without this
condensation nuclei
freezing nuclei
nuclei
water nuclei
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What is the study of weather and of the atmospheric conditions that produce weather
socioeconomic
weatherology
meteorology
75
going from solid to liquid
evaporating
freezing
condensating
melting
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most frequent cloud
cumulonimbus
altostratus
stratocumulus
nimbostratus
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movement of water from the ground, to the air, and back to the ground
water movement
water cycle
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this front forms when two air masses push, but don't move
cold front
frozen front
still front
stationary front
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this air mass brings cool, wet weather
maritime polar
maritime topical
polar
maritime
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Water vapor in the air that touches the cooler ground and turns to liquid is?
glaze
frost
dew
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Which type of cloud forms a flat, gray layer of heavy clouds not far above the ground?
altostratus
nimbostratus
I don't know
stratus
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What type of fog occurs when wind Heated by warm ocean water flows over cool ocean water?
Mist Fog
Sea fog
Valley fog
Shallow Fog
