5 Written Questions

1. the first day of fall. the hours of daylight and night are equal. (September 23)
2. mountains blocking air masses. influenced by continental polar and continental tropical air masses
3. light precipitation followed by warm and clear
4. coniferous trees. continental polar air masses
5. hurricane: atlantic ocean
   typhoon: pacific ocean
   cyclone: indian ocean

5 Matching Questions

1. stationary front definition
2. thunderstorm definition
3. summer
4. hurricane definition
5. warm front definition

1. a when a warm front or a cold front stops moving
2. b a place where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass
3. c small intense storms that produce strong winds, heavy rain, lightning and thunder
4. d what season is it (in the northern hemisphere) when the earth is furthest from the sun?
5. e a large rotating tropical weather system with winds above 119 km/h

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. begin as thunderstorms over tropical waters. winds traveling in opposite directions collide and rotate around a low pressure system.
   1. cold front weather
   2. tornado definition
   3. how do hurricanes form
   4. how do tornadoes form
2. wet in winter and dry in summer. influenced by maritime polar air masses and continental tropical air masses.
   1. savanna climate
   2. chaparral climate
   3. tiaga climate
   4. equatorial climates
3. forms over water, cold and wet
   1. continental tropical air mass
   2. continental polar air mass
   3. maritime tropical air mass
   4. maritime polar air mass
4. an electric discharge between 2 oppositely charged surfaces
   1. hurricane definition
   2. biome definition
   3. lightning definition
   4. climate definition
5. A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
   1. front
   2. Air mass
   3. summer
   4. tiaga climate

5 True/False Questions

1. continental tropical air mass → forms over land, cold and dry

   True        False

2. cold front definition → a place where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass

   True        False

3. cold front weather → heavy rain snow or thunderstorms

   True        False

4. rainforest climate → warm and wet. influenced by maritime tropical air masses near the coast/

   True        False

5. stationary front weather → when a warm front or a cold front stops moving

   True        False