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Weather Unit Test STUDY GUIDE
Use Textbook pages 458, 462, 490-494, 518, 521, 526, 530, 533 or the notes in IAN and worksheets assigned to complete
the study guide.
Choose the best answer choice for the following questions.
1. The atmosphere is ___________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Sammy feels an ocean breeze as he plays volleyball at the beach. Why do ocean winds blow toward the beach during the day?
A. Earths rotation causes air to blow toward land.
B. The energy of ocean storms pushes air toward shore.
C. Air over the beach is warmer, so it rises, and ocean air moves in to replace it.
D. Ocean air is warmer, so it moves in to replace air over the land.
8. Which cools/heats faster?
A. land C. they both cool at the same rate
B. water D. neither
9. This type of front occurs when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass and neither is strong enough to cause the other to
move. It generally brings rain and lasts for several days.
A. cold front C. warm front
B. stationary front D. occluded front
What kind of weather does each front (air mass) bring?
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13. This type of severe weather only develops when a group of thunderstorms meets over warm, tropical waters.
A. tornado C. hurricane
B. thunderstorm D. lightening
Use the diagram below to answer questions 14-16 the following questions. (14-16)
20. The diagram above represents the meeting of two air masses. The air mass on the left formed over a polar region and is
coming in and replacing the air mass on the right, which formed over a tropical region. Which type of front is pictured in the
diagram?
A. cold front C. occluded front
B. warm front D. stationary front
21. Climate Zones (Determine the climate and how it forms)
Intermediate__________________________________________________________________________________________
Tropical _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Temperate ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Arctic_______________________________________________________________________________________________
22. Severe weather occurs because ________________________________________________________________________