Weather and Climate Test

This is for the LAST SCIENCE TEST OF THE YEAR!!!!! The test is on June 12th, 2026.

What is the short term state of the atmosphere called?

Weather

What instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

A psychrometer

Decribe the weather high pressure would bring?

Fair and dry weather

What is the relative humidity of air at it’s dew point?

100%

What is another name for a high pressure system?

An anticyclone

When do most tornadoes occur (the seasons)?

During spring or early summer

A tornado is dangerous mostly because it’s what?

It’s extremely strong winds

What is the type of cloud that produces thunderstorms?

Cumulonimbus clouds

What is something you should NOT do during a thunderstorm.

1. Get away from tall trees

2. Get in the water

3. Get off the phone

4. Listen to the radio

Get in the water (2)

List the 3 ingredients for a thunderstorm.

Moisture, Unstable winds, Lifting force

What kind of air is in a Continental polar air mass (2 things)?

Cold and dry air

What type of air mass brings hot humid air in the summer?

Maritime Tropical

What is the proper abbreviation for a maritime polar air mass?

lowercase m uppercase P; mP

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

Many days of cloudy, rainy weather.

Identify the 2 fronts for the image

The cold front is on the left and a warm front is on the right

Name one of two things that can make a cloud

Water droplets and ice crystals.

Name one of the two processes in the water cycle that can create clouds.

Condesnsation and deposition.

List three things clouds can form on.

Ash, Dust, Bacteria, Sand, Pollen, and Salt.

List the three major cloud types.

Cirrus, Stratus, and Cumulus.

What are the 2 main jobs of clouds?

To rain ( give water ) and reflect some of the sun’s sunlight back into space

What is Climate?

Climate is the average weather coniditons in a certain area over a long period of time.

What type of weather occurs with nimbostratus clouds?

Steady rain or snow

Identify the 4 different perpipitain types in order from left to right.

Rain, Freezing rain, Sleet, and snow.

What do you call ice that falls from a thunderstorm in the summer?

Hail.

What is runoff?

Water flowing from the streams into oceans and rivers.

Ice becoming water vapor skipping the liquid phase is called what?

Subilmation

What causes frost?

Depoistion.

What is the process where water vapor enters the atmosphere from plants?

Transperation.

What changes a liquid to a gas?

Evaporation.