Weather Test

Question 1

where do maritime air masses form

Answer 1

water

Question 2

where do Continental air masses form

Answer 2

land

Question 3

where do tropical air masses form

Answer 3

warm areas

Question 4

where do polar air masses form

Answer 4

cold areas

Question 5

which two air mass types go first

Answer 5

continental or maritime

Question 6

list the types of clouds from highest to lowest

Answer 6

cirrus cumulus stratus

Question 7

what word means the cloud is higher than usual

Answer 7

alto

Question 8

what word/words meant the cloud is darker than usual

Answer 8

nimbus/nimbo

Question 9

what weather happens at cold fronts

Answer 9

thunderstorms

Question 10

what symbol is used for cold fronts

Answer 10

triangles

Question 11

in a cold front where is the high pressure

Answer 11

on the straight side of the line/ the inside of the air mass

Question 12

what weather happens at warm fronts

Answer 12

long rain

Question 13

what symbol is used for warm fronts

Answer 13

semi-circles

Question 14

in a warm front where is the high pressure

Answer 14

on the semi-circle side

Question 15

what does a barometer measure

Answer 15

air pressure

Question 16

what does an anemometer measure

Answer 16

wind speed

Question 17

what does a radiosonde measure

Answer 17

temperature and humidity

Question 18

describe how a cloud is formed and how they develop precipitation

Answer 18

water evaporates and becomes water vapor
the water vapor condenses onto a particle and becomes a liquid
the droplet becomes too heavy and falls to the earth as precipitation
the type of precipitation depends on the temperature of the air, not the cloud, . . .

Question 19

at night, which way would the breeze go, land to water; water to land

Answer 19

land to water

Question 20

during the day, which way would the breeze go, land to water; water to land

Answer 20

water to land

Question 21

what is heat

Answer 21

transfer of energy

Question 22

conduction

Answer 22

contact

Question 23

convection

Answer 23

liquids and gasses

Question 24

radiation

Answer 24

waves

Question 25

temperature

Answer 25

measurement of energy in a substance

Question 26

explain how holding an ice cube in your hand is an example of heat transfer

Answer 26

the ice cube is colder than your hand which means it has less energy. energy likes to be equally spread. temperature is the amount of energy in a substance. if the ice cube is colder, than the higher amount of energy will want to travel to the lower amount of energy in the ice cube to reach equilibrium. this heat transfer would be considered conduction because it your hand is touching the ice cube. by this point, you would have a wet hand because the energy from your hand has been transferring to the ice cube creating heat, and a hot ice cube . . . does not exist any more. no, I don't have any paper towels for you. :)