- 1. The area in which a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses
A) cold front B) warm front C) stationary 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) stationary front B) cold front C) warm front D) occluded front
- 4. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
A) temperature B) particles C) altitude D) cloud
- 5. A scientist who studies weather
A) meteorologist B) paleontologist C) geologist D) cosmologist
- 6. A blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
A) temperature B) atmosphere C) precipitation D) condensation
- 7. Any form of water that falls from the sky
A) condensation B) precipitation C) temperature D) atmosphere
- 8. Weather instrument used to measure the amount of moisture or humidity in the air
A) hygrometer B) psychrometer C) all of the above D) hydrometer
- 9. Clouds of low altitude, they're thin and stretch out across the sky, and block out sunlight
A) cirrus B) altostratus C) stratus D) cumulus
- 10. The amount of water vapor in the air
A) condensation B) precipitation C) humidity D) air pressure
- 11. The movement of air caused by cool air over the ocean moving toward the land
A) mountain breeze B) land breeze C) wind breeze D) sea breeze
- 12. The movement of air caused by cool air sinking and moving down the slope of a mountain
A) mountain breeze B) sea breeze C) cold breeze D) land breeze
- 13. The change of phase from liquid water into a gas (water vapor)
A) atmosphere B) condensation C) precipitation D) evaporation
- 14. The movement of water on Earth that moves between the air, land and the oceans
A) warm front B) run on C) water cycle D) run off
- 15. A large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity throughout
A) air mass B) air pressure C) aerodynamics D) air resistance
- 16. The measurement of the amount of heat in a substance
A) humidity B) temperature C) climate D) weather
- 17. Elevation especially above sea level or above the Earth's surface
A) all of the above B) elevation C) altitude D) sea breeze
- 18. Clouds of high altitude, curly, wispy and made of ice crystals
A) cirrus B) stratus C) alto stratus D) cumulus
- 19. The average weather conditions of an area over a very long period of time
A) climate B) temperature C) humidity 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) run off D) stationary front
- 21. The weight of the air in an area
A) condensation B) air mass C) weather D) air pressure
- 22. Clouds of middle altitude large, puffy, and sometimes creative shapes
A) stratus B) cumulus C) cirrus D) nimbus
- 23. The changing of a substance from a gas to the liquid state
A) precipitation B) evaporation C) condensation D) temperature
- 24. Weather instrument used to measure air pressure
A) hydrometer B) psychrometer C) hygrometer D) barometer
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