1. Chapter 6 test review
Weather

2. the presence of particles in the air
Two conditions are required for cloud formation: cooling of the air and ____.
the presence of particles in the air

3. Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from ____.
continental polar air masses

4. Weather associated with an anticyclone is generally ____.
dry and clear

5. When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n) ____.
stationary front

6. The low air pressure of ____ is often associated with storms and precipitation.
cyclones

7. Scientists called ____ study the causes of weather and attempt to predict it.
meteorologists

8. A major difference between cyclones and anticyclones is ____.
the direction of their winds

9. Any form of water that falls from clouds is called ____.
precipitation

10. What kind of weather could a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?
hot and dry

11. . A(n) ____ front may bring many days of rain because neither the cold nor warm air mass can move the other.
stationary front

12. Air mass A is a ____. Air mass B is a ____. Air mass E is a ____.
True (A) or False (B) A tornado is more likely to occur at Y than Z?
true
Air mass A is a ____.
Air mass B is a ____.
Air mass E is a ____.
Air mass D is a ____.
Maritime polar
Continental polar
Continental tropical
Maritime tropical

13. . A long-lasting storm that begins over the warm surface of the ocean and has winds of 119 km/h or higher is a ____.
hurricane

14. Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called ____.
cumulonimbus clouds

15. What does A represent? What does D represent? What is F called?
What does C represent?
What does E represent?
cold front
warm front
isobar
occluded front
stationary front

16. A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called a ____.
tornado

17. Hurricanes typically form over ____.
warm ocean water

18. The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not easily mix is called a(n) ____.
front

20. What is measured using the Enhanced Fujita scale?
tornado damage

21. . On weather maps, the curved lines connecting places with similar temperature conditions are called ____.
isotherms

22. Small lines at the end of the shaft that represents wind direction on a weather map indicate ____.
wind speed

23. Very high feathery clouds are called ____.
cirrus clouds