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Science 9
Quiz 4/5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What science invloves the study of weather and atmospheric conditions that produce it? | Meteorology |
| What are sscientists who study weather called? | Meteorologists |
| What is the dew point? | The temperature at which dew begins to form |
| Four basic cloud families: | Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus, Lenticular |
| Cumulus | Billowy clouds that resemble piles of cotton puffs in the sky |
| Stratus | Flat, gray layer of heavy clouds not far above the ground |
| Cirrus | Thin delicate clouds that float near the top of the troposphere |
| Lenticular | Form over mountains, in the pocket of lower pressure where air that has been forced up over a mountain begins to descend again |
| Prefix or suffix that refers to a cloud at a higher altitude than normal for that cloud type | Alto- |
| Prefix or suffix that refers to a cloud that produces rain | Nimbo- or -nimbus |
| What do we call a stratus cloud that forms at the surface of the earth? | Fog |
| Five categories of air masses: | Maritime tropical, continental tropical, maritime polar, continental polar, arctic |
| Which type of air mass tends to be warm and moist? | Maritime tropical |
| Which type of air mass tends to be cold and dry? | Continental polar |
| What kind of weather does a continental tropical air mass typically bring? | Hot, dry weather |
| What kind of weather does a maritime polar air mass bring? | Cold, wet weather |
| Four types of fronts: | Warm, stationary, cold, occluded |
| Which type of front occurs when a cold air mass moves into territory covered by a mass of warmer air? | Cold front |
| What kind of front produces weather that is a combination of that produced by warm and cold fronts? | Occludud front |
| What kind of front brings bad weather that lasts the longest? | Stationary front |
| What kind of front brings a succession of progressively lower clouds, followed by continuous rain or snow before the weather clears? | Warm front |
| What do we call precipitation consisting of extremely small drops of water? | drizzle |
| Which type of precipitation consists of solid ice pellets that form when rain falls through an extremely cold layer of air? | Sleet |
| Which type of precipitation consists of layered balls of ice that form in strong thunderstorms? | Hail |
| What type of precipitation consists of feathery clumps of ice crystals? | Snow |
| What are the most common storms in the atmosphere? | Thunderstorms |
| What is a squall line? | A long line of thunderstorms along a cold front |
| What term refers to a single updraft system in a thunderstorm? | Cell |
| What is the most powerful type of thunderstorm? | Supercell |
| What is the most powerful form of lightning? | Superbolt |
| What are two cousins of the tornado? | Water spout, dust devil |
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