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CHAPTER 3 TEST – Understanding Weather – 9/28/11
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
cirrus
cold Front
condensation
cumulus
dew point
evaporation
front s
humidity
precipitation
relative humidity
run off
stationary
stratus
The Water Cycle
anemometer
IDK
1. The continuous circulation of water from the atmosphere to the earth and back is called
_________________________.
2. Gaseous water (water vapor) turning into liquid water is called ____________________.
3. Liquid water turning into gaseous water vapor is called _____________________.
4. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are examples of ________________________.
5. Water that does not evaporate and flows across the surface of the land until it reaches a
body of water is referred to as _______________________.
6. When two air masses come together and create a non-moving boundary between them,
that boundary is known as a _____________________front.
7. A ____________________ forms when a cold front pushes back a warm front.
8. The temperature to which a given area of air must be cooled for water vapor to condense
into water known as dew is called the _________________.
9. ___________________ is the amount of moisture in the air.
10. The ratio of water vapor in the air to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold
at that temperature is known as ______________________________.
11. Puffy clouds that look like floating cotton balls are called _______________________.
12. Thin, wispy, high-level clouds that indicate clear weather are ___________________.
13. Uniform grayish clouds that cover the whole sky and indicate rainy weather are known as
____________________.
14. Boundaries between air masses are called __________________.
15. An instrument known as a ______________________ measured wind speed.
16. Explain (or diagram) the differences (at least 3) between a cyclone and an anticyclone.
17. Where does all our weather come from?
18. How does a station model help meteorologists predict the weather?
19. What type of weather do you find where two air masses meet?
20. What does the prefix nimbus mean?
EXTRA CREDIT (10 points)
List the four types of air masses and describe the temperature and humidity in each.