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