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