Fronts and Air Masses

Precipitation is....

• Rain, sleet, snow
• when a gas turns into a solid
• When a liquid turns into a solid

What type of cloud is made of ice crystals and forms high up in the sky?

• Cumuls
• Cirrus
• Stratus

 An air mass is...

• A pocket of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
• A pocket of convection
• A pocket of evaporation

A front is the area where....

• Conduction is occuring
• Radiation is occuring
• Two or more air masses meet.

This is the symbol for a(n) _______________

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

The symbol on a weather map for a warm front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with circles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with circles on it

What type of storm front if this?

• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front

What type of cloud produces most thunderstorms?

• cumulonimbus
• Altostratus
• Stratus
• Cirrus

Which front produces stratus clouds?

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

What types of weather is associated with a maritime tropical?

• dry and warm
• dry and cold
• wet and cold
• wet and warm