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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 ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the percentages of gases in the atmosphere? _______________________________________________________

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3. Air pressure and temperature both __________________ or _______________________ as _______________

____________ or _______________ because ______________________________________________________

4. Convection is the transfer of energy

A. by the circulation of gases or liquids. C. as heat through a material.
B. as electromagnetic waves. D. to the atmosphere.

5. The winds occur because _____________________________________________________________________________.

6. The instrument used to measure wind speed is ___________________________________________________________.

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?

10. Air mass determines the climate (Temperature and humidity)

A. continental polar _______________________________C. continental tropical __________________________________

B. maritime polar_________________________________ D. maritime tropical____________________________________

11. A person who forecast/ predicts the weather is called_______________________________________________________

12. How does the jet stream affect Georgia? _________________________________________________________________

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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)

14. Which type of air mass determines the climate of Georgia?

A. continental polar C. continental tropical
B. maritime polar D. maritime tropical
15. The air mass mT is headed to Georgia forecast the weather______________________________________________
16. The T in mT or cT stands for ___________________ and brings what type of humidity__________________________
17. What is a front ____________________________________________________________________________________.
18. What type of weather does a .bring
cold front _____________________________________ occluded front___________________________________________

warm front ____________________________________ stationary front__________________________________________

19. Write the symbol for each front.
cold front _____________________________________ occluded front___________________________________________

warm front ____________________________________ stationary front__________________________________________

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 ________________________________________________________________________

23. Changes in weather are caused by ______________________________________________________________________

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