Chapter 13/14 Review

Master climate and weather! Review seasons, air pressure, humidity, and more for 6th grade.

Fill in the Blank 1. A dry climate has not summers, cool winters, and little precipitation.2. The tilt causes Earth's seasons.3. Wind circulation patterns that change with the seasons are called monsoons.4. Rain shadows are on the downwind side of a mountain. 5. Periods of below average amounts of rain or snow are droughts.6. Climate is the average temperature and precipitation of a region.7. A tropical climate has large amounts of precipitation, and is warm year-round.8. Air moves outward from a high pressure system. 9. A maritime tropical air mass has the greatest effect on weather in Florida.10. A cold front brings severe storms to an area.11. Hurricanes form when warm, moist air rises over an ocean.12. Air pressure is measured with a barometer. 13. The amount of water vapor in the air relative to what that air could hold is the relative humidity.14. Air pressure is the force that a column of air exerts on surfaces below it.15. Cooler air has less humidity than warmer air.16. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. 17. A continental polar air mass would have the greatest effect on weather in Canada.18. Weather is the atmospheric conditions of a certain place at a certain time.19. Weather is most severe during a thunderstorm's mature stage.20. A warm front forms when warmer air glides over colder, denser air. 21. What type of air mass would have the greatest effect on the weather in Florida? maritime tropical22. An ice age is a period of time when glaciers covered much of Earth.23. A rain shadow is an area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain.24. During a cold front warm air is forced to rise and cool, often creating severe storms.