Chapter 10

Question 1

Hurricane

Answer 1

Large,rotating tropical storm

Question 2

Front

Answer 2

Boundary between two air masses that collide

Question 3

Layers of air that surround Earth make up the

Answer 3

Atmosphere

Question 4

Air pressure

Answer 4

Weight of air pressing down on an area

Question 5

Violently rotating column of air that touches the ground is

Answer 5

Tornado

Question 6

Usual weather conditions a place has over time make up its

Answer 6

Climate

Question 7

Most common gas in atmosphere

Answer 7

Nitrogen

Question 8

How many layers in atmosphere?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

What happens as you go up in the atmosphere?

Answer 9

Air pressure decreases

Question 10

What is the primary cause of the movement of air masses

Answer 10

Uneven heating of Earth’s surface

Question 11

True or false: air pressure is the same throughout an air mass

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Effect of warm air from tropics meeting cold air from poles high in the atmosphere

Answer 12

Jet stream

Question 13

Cloud most likely to be seen in fair weather

Answer 13

Cirrus

Question 14

Why is dust important to the atmosphere?

Answer 14

Provides surface for water to condense