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WEATHER REVIEW
_____ 1. rain gauge
_____ 2. continental polar
_____ 3. Doppler radar
_____ 4. maritime tropical
_____ 5. cloud seeding
_____ 6. hurricane
_____ 7. climate
_____ 8. maritime polar
_____ 9. cirrus clouds
_____ 10. isotherms
_____ 11. stratus clouds
_____ 12. continental tropical
_____ 13. relative humidity
_____ 14. cold front
_____ 15. nimbo_____ 16. fog
_____ 17. precipitation
_____ 18. cumulus clouds
_____ 19. evaporation
_____ 20. condensation nuclei
_____ 21. cloud
_____ 22. air mass
_____ 23. weather
_____ 24. thunderstorm
a. introduces condensation nuclei into a cloud
b. air mass originating in Canada, brings cold, dry air
c. form at low altitudes with a top that resembles cotton balls
d. the front edge of a moving mass of cold air pushes beneath a warmer air
mass like a wedge
e. any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from clouds
f. a usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning
and thunder
g. collection of water droplets of ice crystals suspended in the air
h. measures precipitation intensity
i. ice and dust particles
j. cover large areas of sky and often block out the sun
k. a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content
are similar
l. ratio of actual water vapor content of the air to the amount of water vapor
needed to reach saturation
m. term for the current state of the atmosphere
n. air mass originating in southern Atlantic + Pacific, bringing warm moist air
o. measures rainfall amounts
p. air mass originating in SW US, brings warm, dry air
q. term for the state of the atmosphere over a period of time, usually 30 yr
r. lines connecting points of equal temperature on a weather map
s. mass of water vapor that condenses near the surface of Earth
t. have the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky
u. severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds
of more than 120 km/hr spiral in toward the intensely low pressure
storm center.
v. rain-producing
w. air mass originating in North Atlantic + North Pacific, brings cold, moist air
x. the process by which fast moving molecules escape from a liquid to form
water vapor
25. What is the nickname of the warm, moist air mass that hits Los Angeles from Hawaii?
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_____ 26. Air masses responsible for cool, dry air in northern summers are
a. continental polar . b. maritime polar.
c. maritime tropical.
d. continental tropical.
27. Precipitation in the form of lumps of ice is called _________________________________________.
_____ 28. What can form if rain falls through a layer of freezing air near the ground?
a. snow
b. sleet
c. hail
d. big raindrops
_____ 29. As lower layers of air are warmed,
a. the air rises. b. winds form. c. the air dries. d. the air sinks.
30. The most common form of solid precipitation is _______________________________________________
_____ 31. A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar is a(n)
a. storm.
b. air mass.
c. wind belt.
d. air pressure
_____ 32. What must be present in order for clouds to form?
a. adiabatic cooling
b. condensation nuclei c. a large solid surface d. a condensation level
_____ 33. A tornado that has touched down has this type of path.
a. predictable b. straight
c. wide
d. haphazard (random)
_____ 34. El Nino forms in the
a. polar Atlantic Ocean. b. tropical Atlantic Ocean. c. polar Pacific Ocean. d. tropical Pacific Ocean.
35. Why does Northern California have a larger freshwater supply than Southern California?
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_____ 36. A hurricane’s eye
a. produces storm surge. b. has dense clouds. c. has the highest winds. d. is calm.
_____ 37. Which is NOT a type of air mass?
a. continental polar
b. continental tropical c. maritime continental d. maritime polar
38. What is issued when a tornado is spotted in the area? ___________________________________________
_____ 39. A technology which can save lives by warning of approaching severe weather is
a. a rain gauge.
b. a psychrometer.
c. Doppler radar.
d. radiosonde.
40. What do the symbols H and L on a weather map indicate? _______________________________________
_____ 41. A pattern of meteorological symbols that represent the weather at a particular observing station is a
a. weather site.
b. weather station.
c. station model.
d. satellite image.
_____ 42. Weather and climate involve the transfer of
a. pollution into + out of the atmosphere b. oxygen into + out of the atmosphere
c. moisture into + out of the atmosphere d. energy into + out of the atmosphere
_____ 43. In order to find out how intense precipitation will be, meteorologists use
a. a rain gauge. b. Doppler radar.
c. cloud seeding.
d. a psychrometer
. _____ 44. Meteorologists use these to help make forecasts from data they have input into computers.
a. computer models
b. weather maps
c. altimeters
d. barometers.