Science Quiz book 3 lesson3

Question 1

What is a weather report

Answer 1

predictions of the weather with variables of temperature , air pressure, humidity, precipitation, and wind

Question 2

Weather definition

Answer 2

Atmospheric conditions, along with short term changes.

Question 3

How is temperature measured

Answer 3

Thermometer or Sundial

Question 4

What is air pressure

Answer 4

weight of molecules in large air masses

Question 5

What is used to to measure air pressure

Answer 5

barometer

Question 6

What is used to measure wind speed

Answer 6

anemometer

Question 7

What is humidity

Answer 7

Amount of moisture in air

Question 8

What are different types of precipitation

Answer 8

rain snow sleet hail

Question 9

What is an air mass

Answer 9

large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

Question 10

Define maritime polar air mass

Answer 10

air mass over WATER polar regions

Question 11

Define maritime tropical air mass

Answer 11

air masses over tropical WATER regions.

Question 12

Define a continental polar air mass

Answer 12

air mass over polar land

Question 13

Define continental tropical air mass

Answer 13

air masses over tropical land

Question 14

Define arctic air mass

Answer 14

air masses over arctic land and water.

Question 15

How does a high-pressure system form

Answer 15

Low temp molecules are farther apart

Question 16

What is a weather front

Answer 16

a boundary between two air masses

Question 17

How does a low pressure system form

Answer 17

high temps and molecules are farther apart

Question 18

What is a cold front

Answer 18

cooler air moving towards warmer air causing severe weather. faster

Question 19

what is a warm front

Answer 19

Warmer air moving towards cooler air causing long steady rains. slower

Question 20

What is a stationary front

Answer 20

two air masses stall light rain

Question 21

What is an occluded from

Answer 21

cold front into a warm front.