- 1. The area in which a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses
A) cold front B) stationary front C) warm front D) occluded front
- 2. The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
A) air mass B) weather C) climate D) humidity
- 3. The area in which a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet. Neither have the energy to move one another
A) warm front B) stationary front C) cold front D) occluded front
- 4. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
A) altitude B) cloud C) particles D) temperature
- 5. A scientist who studies weather
A) paleontologist B) meteorologist C) geologist D) cosmologist
- 6. A blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
A) atmosphere B) temperature C) precipitation D) condensation
- 7. Any form of water that falls from the sky
A) precipitation B) atmosphere C) condensation D) temperature
- 8. Weather instrument used to measure the amount of moisture or humidity in the air
A) psychrometer B) all of the above C) hygrometer D) hydrometer
- 9. Clouds of low altitude, they're thin and stretch out across the sky, and block out sunlight
A) cirrus B) stratus C) cumulus D) altostratus
- 10. The amount of water vapor in the air
A) condensation B) precipitation C) air pressure D) humidity
- 11. The movement of air caused by cool air over the ocean moving toward the land
A) mountain breeze B) sea breeze C) wind breeze D) land breeze
- 12. The movement of air caused by cool air sinking and moving down the slope of a mountain
A) sea breeze B) land breeze C) mountain breeze D) cold breeze
- 13. The change of phase from liquid water into a gas (water vapor)
A) condensation B) precipitation C) atmosphere D) evaporation
- 14. The movement of water on Earth that moves between the air, land and the oceans
A) warm front B) water cycle C) run off D) run on
- 15. A large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity throughout
A) air mass B) aerodynamics C) air pressure D) air resistance
- 16. The measurement of the amount of heat in a substance
A) temperature B) weather C) climate D) humidity
- 17. Elevation especially above sea level or above the Earth's surface
A) elevation B) altitude C) all of the above D) sea breeze
- 18. Clouds of high altitude, curly, wispy and made of ice crystals
A) stratus B) cirrus C) cumulus D) alto stratus
- 19. The average weather conditions of an area over a very long period of time
A) humidity B) climate C) weather D) temperature
- 20. Rain that lands on top of a mountain, travels down to lower ground and joins larger bodies of water
A) run down B) stationary front C) water cycle D) run off
- 21. The weight of the air in an area
A) weather B) condensation C) air pressure D) air mass
- 22. Clouds of middle altitude large, puffy, and sometimes creative shapes
A) cumulus B) stratus C) nimbus D) cirrus
- 23. The changing of a substance from a gas to the liquid state
A) condensation B) temperature C) precipitation D) evaporation
- 24. Weather instrument used to measure air pressure
A) hygrometer B) hydrometer C) psychrometer D) barometer
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