Topic 3 Test Review

4. A ____________ forms when water vapor comes together to form small water droplets and ice crystals that reflect light from the sun
5. Average weather over a long period of time
7. This type of front brings hotter temperatures and shifting in wind direction (2 words, no spaces)
8. This type of front brings heavy rain and thunderstorms (2 words, no spaces)
9. At this temperature water freezes (in Celsius)
11. Desert areas typically have dry air. This is due to the low amount of __________ in the air (2 words, no spaces)
13. Forms when air spends days to weeks hovering over the same part of Earth (2 words, no spaces)
16. The direction the wind is coming from (2 words, no spaces)
17. Convection currents result from a difference in the __________ of matter.
19. A wind d name is determined by the ____________ the wind is coming from
22. This type of natural disaster provides the most advanced warning
24. This type of air pressure brings rain.
26. The rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern due to differences in temperature (2 words, no spaces)
29. This factor of weather can predict precipitation
31. A ___________ climate zone is found at a latitude of 90 degrees
33. Most clouds are made of __________ since the air in the atmosphere is very cold (2 words, no spaces)

1. The large-scale movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth.
2. The higher the altitude the ___________ the air pressure
3. Areas close to water usually have moderate temperature changes compared to areas that are _______
4. The latitude of an area is a major factor in determining this (2 words, no spaces)
6. A stationary front brings many days of clouds and _________ (2 words, no spaces)
10. High Pressure usually brings __________ weather
12. This tools measures air pressure.
14. A ___________ is a weather tool used to measure wind speed.
15. Proximity to _____________ increases an areas humidity and precipitation
18. A __________ zone is farthest from the equator
20. Boundary between two air masses
21. The climate zone with moderate temperatures
23. Areas inland have less precipitation that cities that are near the _______.
25. As you travel higher in elevation, the temperature ___________
27. Minute to minute atmospheric conditions at a specific place and time
28. ___________ pressure brings clear, sunny weather
30. The most humid air forms over this body of water
32. a. When the snowflakes fall through warmer air, they melt fall as __________