GENERAL SCIENCE 1 - UNIT 6: WEATHER QUIZ 2: WEATHER IN MOTION

Which two factors appear to have the most direct influence on weather?

pressure

moisture

wind

air masses

temperature

Coriolis effect

condensation nuclei

moisture

temperature

wispy white clouds in high-altitude made of ice crystals

direction of rotation of air around an anticyclone

air mass that is cold and dry

air mass that is hot and dry

puffy, tall clouds with a broad base and billowing top

the boundary between two meeting air masses

air mass forming over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Canada

air mass forming over the Gulf of Mexico

clouds occurring in sheets or layers

cirrus clouds

clockwise

continental polar

continental tropical

cumulus

front

maritime polar

maritime tropical

stratus

Most violent storms form in _____.

continental polar air masses

continental tropical air masses

maritime polar air masses

maritime tropical air masses

maritime tropical air masses

At the center of a tornado is a _____.

downdraft

low-pressure area

high-pressure area

low-pressure area

The system of clouds formed by the warm front are mostly _____.

on both sides of the front

behind the front

ahead of the front

resembling the cold front

ahead of the front

When a hurricane reaches land, it _____.

curves to the west

dies out

becomes stronger

becomes colder

dies out

The boundary between two air masses that are moving parallel to each other is called a(n) _____.

warm front

cold front

occluded front

stationary front

stationary front

An anvil-shaped head is a feature of a mature thunderstorm.

True

False

True

The prefix nimbo- means heap.

True

False

False

Continental and maritime describe the amount of in the air mass.

humidity

A large air mass will generally have uniform _____ and _____ characteristics

humidity

temperature

As moist air rises, its temperature will

cool

clouds consist of many tiny ice crystals and are sometimes called "mare's tale" clouds.

Cirrus

The cooling of an air mass from below may cause clouds to form.

stratus

Thunderstorms are very intense clouds which may extend up into the stratosphere

cirrus

Warm air lifted over a moving cold air mass will produce a front.

cold

The two conditions required for thunderstorms are:

cold front lifting warm, moist air

rapidly rising air heated from ground

Hail is mostly associated with _____

thunderstorms

tornadoes

typhoons

hurricanes

thunderstorms

A potential tornado which has not touched the ground is a _____.

typhoon

funnel cloud

waterspout

thunderstorm

funnel cloud