Pressure Systems, Air Masses, and Fronts

Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

In which part of the water cycle do plants release excess water vapor into the atmosphere?

• transpiration
• photosynthesis
• condensation
• evaporation

Which type of cloud can produce thunderstorms?

• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• cumulus
• stratus

In what process of the water cycle does water vapor start to turn back into liquid water and become clouds?

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• run-off

These types of clouds are wispy, form at high elevations, and are usually made of ice crystals (crystallization).

• stratus
• cirrus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus

Which type of cloud covers the entire sky and brings rain.

• stratus
• cumulus
• cirrus
• altostratus

Which of the following forms when neither a colder air mass nor a warmer air mass moves at a frontal boundary (may produce several days of rain)?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front