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