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Chapter 12
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On a map
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H2O
Air
What?
Clouds or
Storms
Misc.
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On a map 100
What is the sky condition in the southern
part of Florida?
On a map 200
Name two forms of precipitation shown on the
map.
On a map 300
What kind of front is over the northeastern
states?
On a map 400
Is the air pressure in the areas that are receiving
precipitation low or high? How do you know?
On a map 500
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What are the heavy lines on the map
called?
H2O 100
Air masses that form over water
are
a. cold.
b. dry.
c. hot.
d. moist.
H2O 200
Water vapor is water in the form of
a. a gas.
b. a liquid.
c. a solid.
d. oceans.
H2O 300
The amount of water vapor in the
air is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
air pressure.
capacity.
humidity.
saturation.
H2O 400
Air has more capacity to hold water at
a. 4°C.
b. 10°C.
c. 20°C.
d. 25°C.
H2O 500
The process by which plants give off
water vapor into the air is
a. condensation.
b. evaporation.
c. respiration.
d. transpiration.
Air What? 100
A warm, dry air mass forms over
a. polar land areas.
b. polar ocean areas.
c. tropical land areas.
d. tropical ocean areas.
Air What? 200
Air pressure is measured in
a.
b.
c.
d.
g/kg of air.
km/hr.
millibars.
mph.
Air What? 300
Air with a relative humidity of 100
percent is
a.
b.
c.
d.
condensed.
evaporated.
occluded.
saturated.
Daily Double
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Air What? 400
The forward edge of a warm air
mass is a
a.
b.
c.
d.
cold front.
stationary front.
tropical front.
warm front.
Air What? 500
The temperature at which air must
be cooled to reach saturation is the
a.
b.
c.
d.
condensation point.
dew point.
frost point.
specific humidity.
Clouds or Storms 100
When giant storm clouds give off
electricity,
a.
b.
c.
d.
lightning forms.
rain forms.
thunder forms.
wind forms.
Clouds or Storms 200
A funnel-shaped storm that spins is
a
a.
b.
c.
d.
hurricane.
thunderstorm.
tornado.
tropical storm.
Clouds or Storms 300
The weather in the eye of a
hurricane is
a.
b.
c.
d.
calm.
cool.
rainy.
windy.
Clouds or Storms 400
Clouds are formed by the process of
a.
b.
c.
d.
condensation.
evaporation.
sublimation.
transpiration.
Clouds or Storms 500
Light, feathery clouds made up of ice
crystals are
a.
b.
c.
d.
cirrus.
cumulus.
nimbus.
stratus.
Miscellaneous 100
A device used to measure
precipitation is
a.
b.
c.
d.
a psychrometer.
a rain gauge.
a station model.
an air mass.
Miscellaneous 200
Weather scientists are
a.
b.
c.
d.
hurricanologists.
meteorologists.
petrologists.
station models.
Miscellaneous 300
Relative humidity is measured with an
instrument called
a.
b.
c.
d.
a calculator.
a psychrometer.
a thermometer.
an anemometer.
Miscellaneous 400
A cloud that forms near the ground is
a.
b.
c.
d.
dew.
fog.
frost.
stratus.
Miscellaneous 500
The two main forms of precipitation
are
a.
b.
c.
d.
hail and sleet.
rain and ice.
rain and snow.
snow and hail.
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Why does high humidity make warm weather
more uncomfortable?
Evaporation of perspiration on the skin cools
the body. High humidity slows the rate of
evaporation, so perspiration does not
evaporate and cool the skin as effectively
when the humidity is high.