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 In
the water cycle, __________ in the form
of rain or snow falls from the
clouds.
a. Condensation
b. Precipitation
c. Clouds
d. Evaporation
 Water
returns to the atmosphere as vapor by
the process of ____________.
a. Transpiration
b. Condensation
c. Evaporation
d. Precipitation
 Water
vapor in the atmosphere __________
to form clouds.
a. Condenses
b. Evaporations
c. Transpires
d. Precipitates
 Cool
air can hold
warm air.
a. The same
b. More
c. Less
d. Warmer
water vapor than
 An
instrument for measuring relative
humidity is:
a. Humidity
b. Relative humidity
c. Thermometer
d. Psychrometer
A
measure of the amount of water vapor in
the air is:
a. Humidity
b. Relative humidity
c. Temperature
d. Evaporation
 The
process by which water vapor becomes
liquid water:
a. Evaporation
b. Humidity
c. Precipitation
d. Condensation
A
percentage comparing the amount of water
vapor in the air to the maximum amount of
water vapor the air can hold at a particular
temperature is:
a. Relative humidity
b. Humidity
c. Temperature
d. Rainfall
 The
process by which molecules of liquid
water escape into the air after becoming
water vapor is:
a. Boiling
b. Evaporation
c. Condensation
d. Transpiration
 Which
two conditions are required for
cloud formation?
A. high humidity and warm temperatures
B. high humidity and cool temperatures
C. warm temperatures and the presence of
particles
D. cool temperatures and the presence of
particles
 Which
type of cloud often indicates
that a storm is on the way?
A cirrus
B cumulonimbus
C nimbostratus
D stratus
 What
is the dew point?
A the temperature at which condensation
begins
B the temperature at which frost turns
to dew
C the temperature present in a cloud
D the temperature present when a storm
begins
 The
sky is mostly blue, with some
high, thin, feathery clouds. Which type
of weather is most likely to occur?
A light drizzle
B heavy precipitation
C fair weather
D thunderstorms
 Wispy,
a.
b.
c.
d.
feathery clouds are _________ clouds
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Nimbus
 Cumulonimbus
clouds usually result in
_____________.
a. Winter storms
b. Hurricanes
c. Thunderstorms
d. Tornadoes
 ___________
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Nimbus
clouds form in low, flat layers.
 Clouds
that look like fluffy, rounded piles of
cotton are
clouds.
a. Cirrus
b. Cumulus
c. Stratus
d. Nimbus
 Clouds
are formed by the process of
_____________.
a. Evaporation
b. Condensation
c. Precipitation
d. Fog
 Clouds
that form very near the ground are
called _____________
a. Stratus
b. Cumulus
c. Steam
d. Fog
 Maritime
polar air masses are
A cold and dry
B cold and moist
C warm and dry
D warm and moist
A
stalled front that may bring many
days of clouds and precipitation is a(n)
A cold front
B occluded front
C stationary front
D warm front
 An
air mass that forms over Arizona
and New Mexico will be a
A continental polar air mass
B continental tropical air mass
C maritime polar air mass
D maritime tropical air mass
 Bands
of high-speed winds about
10 kilometers above Earth’s surface are
called
A air masses
B cyclones
C fronts
D jet streams
A
large body of air that has similar
temperature, humidity, and air pressure at a
given height is called a(n) ___________.
a. Air clump
b. Cloud
c. Air mass
d. Wind
 Air
a.
b.
c.
d.
masses that form over oceans are called
air masses.
Maritime
Continental
Tropical
Polar
 The
boundary where air masses meet is a(n)
_______.
a. Isobar
b. Line
c. Front
d. Isotherm
 A(n)
front occurs when a fast-moving
warm air mass overtakes
a slower-moving cold air mass.
A. Warm front
B. Cold front
C. Occluded front
D. Stalled front
A
swirling center of low air pressure is called
a(n)
.
a. Anticyclone
b. Cyclone
c. Tornado
d. hurricane
 __________
are high-pressure centers of dry
air.
a. Anticyclones
b. Cyclones
c. Tornados
d. Storms
 You
should be on the lookout for tornadoes
during hurricanes
because the two often occur together

During a hurricane, the safest thing to do is
lie in a ditch
A
thunderstorm loses strength as it passes
over land.
 Storm
surges accompany hurricanes
 Tornadoes
can cause extreme damage to one
area, and hardly touch another area just a
few hundred feet away.
 A(n)
is a tropical storm that has winds
of 119 km/h or higher.
a. Hurricane
b. Blizzard
c. Windstorm
d. Tornado
A
rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that
reaches from a cloud down to Earth’s
surface is a(n) _____________.
a. Hurricane
b. Tornado
c. Strong wind
d. Prevailing wind
 When
a hurricane makes landfall it brings
a(n) _________, a dome of water that can
severely damage the coast.
a. Storm
b. Flood
c. Water
d. Storm surge
 To
a.
b.
c.
d.
___________ is to move away temporarily.
Leave
Move
Evacuate
Go away
A sudden electrical discharge that often
accompanies thunderstorms is called
___________.
a. Thunder
b. Lightning
c. Light
d. Flashlight

 Which
technology is not commonly used
in forecasting weather today?
A weather balloons
B radar
C divining rods
D automated weather stations
 Which
type of weather technology
often carries cameras that can make
images of Earth’s surface, clouds
storms, and snow cover?
A weather balloon
B weather satellite
C computer
D automated weather station
 On
a weather map, what do half-circles
along a curved line show?
A light rain
B the direction a warm front is moving
C high pressure
D the direction a cold front is moving
On a weather map, what does a
line marked with half-circles pointing
to one side and triangles pointing to
the other side show?
A mixed rain and snow
B a cold front
C a stationary front
D an occluded front
