Weather Unit Review

Which statement most accurately describes a hurricane

One significant way that surface ocean currents affect climate is by

Air pressure is greatest near Earth's surface and ____ as you move upward away from sea level

Air pressure is greatest ____ because there is more gravitational force pulling down

A ____ forms where cold and warm air masses meet

If the ozone layer disappeared Earth would be exposed to ____ levels of ultraviolet radiation

Violent storms generally form along a(n) ____

Which of the following is not a result of condensation

This layer contains the highest concentration of ozone

Harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun are primarily absorbed by

storm form over water near the equator, warm, moist air rises quickly over the ocean is called

The process of water vapor changing to a liquid is called

Fog is a ____ cloud that forms near the ground

High, thin, white, feathery clouds containing ice crystals are what type of clouds

Along a warm front, the warmer, less dense air

What does the picture measure

The ____ blends into outer space

Air is a mixture of many gases. Which two gases are found in the greatest amounts

The interaction of air, water, and ____ causes weather.

Clouds form as warm air rises, expands, cools, and then ____ condense(s) into tiny drops

Why does a town in the desert rarely experience early morning fog than a city on the coast

Hurricanes form over ____

puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases, are called ____ clouds.

In which layer of the atmosphere would a jet pilot want to fly to avoid a thunderstorm

What is the source of all energy in our atmosphere

Low, layered gray clouds that produce light precipitation are ____ clouds.

What does the graph show

This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather happens

The pictured is a sling psychrometer. What does it measure?