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earth’s weather and climate test review
6.e.2b.1: select the best answer for questions 1 and 2.
1 what tool measures humidity?
a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. sling psychrometer
d. thermometer
2. you walk outside and can instantly tell that it is extremely humid. you use your barometer to check the air pressure and determine the air pressure is very high. what does this mean?
a. fair weather
b. hurricanes
c. lots of wind
d. rainy weather
6.e. 2b.2: use the diagram below to answer questions 3 and 4.
front a
front b
(diagrams showing air masses and front directions)
3. what type of front is front a?
a. cold front
b. warm front
c. occluded front
d. stationary front
4. what type of front is front b?
a. cold front
b. warm front
c. occluded front
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weather maps may show large masses of warm or cold moving air as shown in the diagram below.
5. what is the name of the line between the air masses called?
a. fronts
b. patterns
c. pressures
d. boundaries
a meteorologist predicted the approach of a strong cold front with dark cumulus clouds at fort collins, colorado, within 24 hours. the diagram shows current position.
6. what weather conditions should be included in the weather forecast for the city?
a. rise in temperature with foggy skies
b. rise in temperature with steady rain
c. drop in temperature with clear skies
d. drop in temperature with thunderstorms
(diagram of fort collins area)
6.e. 2b.2: use the image below to answer questions 7 through 9.
7. which pressure system is associated with this storm?
a. low
b. high
c. cold
d. warm
8. where did this storm most likely form?
a. over cool arctic waters
b. over a tropical rainforest
c. over warm tropical waters
d. over the frozen arctic tundra
9. what will happen when this storm makes landfall?
a. it will get faster.
b. it will get weaker.
c. it will get shorter.
d. it will get stronger.

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### Question 1:
# Brief Explanations:
To determine the tool that measures humidity, we analyze each option:
- Anemometer measures wind speed.
- Barometer measures air pressure.
- Sling psychrometer is used to measure humidity (by comparing wet - bulb and dry - bulb temperatures).
- Thermometer measures temperature.
So the correct answer is the one corresponding to the sling psychrometer.
# Answer:
C. sling psychrometer

### Question 2:
# Brief Explanations:
High air pressure is generally associated with fair weather. Hurricanes are associated with low pressure, lots of wind can be in various pressure systems but high pressure usually has calm conditions, and rainy weather is more associated with low pressure systems. So when the barometer shows high air pressure and it's humid, it means fair weather.
# Answer:
A. fair weather

### Question 3:
# Brief Explanations:
For Front A, we look at the diagram. A cold front is where a cold air mass is moving into a warm air mass. In the diagram for Front A, the cold air mass is advancing into the warm air mass, which is characteristic of a cold front. A warm front is when warm air moves into cold air, an occluded front is a more complex interaction of three air masses, and a stationary front has little movement.
# Answer:
A. cold front

### Question 4:
# Brief Explanations:
For Front B, from the diagram, a warm front is when a warm air mass is moving over a cold air mass. The diagram for Front B shows the warm air mass advancing over the cold air mass, which is the characteristic of a warm front. A cold front is cold air moving into warm, an occluded front is more complex.
# Answer:
B. warm front

### Question 5:
# Brief Explanations:
The line between air masses is called a front. Patterns are general arrangements, pressures are related to force per area, and boundaries is a more general term not specific to air masses. So the line between air masses is a front.
# Answer:
A. fronts

### Question 6:
# Brief Explanations:
A strong cold front with dark cumulus clouds (which are associated with thunderstorms) approaching. A cold front brings a drop in temperature. Thunderstorms are likely with a strong cold front. A rise in temperature is associated with warm fronts, and clear skies are not typical with a strong cold front and dark cumulus clouds.
# Answer:
D. drop in temperature with thunderstorms

### Question 7:
# Brief Explanations:
Storms (like thunderstorms, hurricanes) are associated with low - pressure systems. High - pressure systems are associated with fair weather. Cold and warm are types of air masses, not pressure systems. So the pressure system associated with the storm is low.
# Answer:
A. low

### Question 8:
# Brief Explanations:
Storms (especially tropical storms or hurricanes) most likely form over warm tropical waters. Cool Arctic waters are too cold, a tropical rainforest is land (storms form over water), and the frozen Arctic tundra is land and too cold. Warm tropical waters provide the heat and moisture needed for storm formation.
# Answer:
C. over warm tropical waters

### Question 9:
# Brief Explanations:
When a storm (like a hurricane) makes landfall, it loses its source of warm, moist air (from the ocean). This causes the storm to lose energy and get weaker. It doesn't get faster, shorter (length isn't the main change), or stronger as it loses its energy source.
# Answer:
B. It will get weaker.

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