Meteorology Review

Low air pressure moves towards high air pressure.

• true
• false

Lines on a weather map that connect equal points of air pressure

• Dew point
• Fronts
• Air masses
• Isobars

High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.

• True
• False

The Coriolis effect causes global winds to 

• rotate
• change directions
• become stronger
• curve

On a weather map, this line shows what type of front advancing?

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

_________ is the current state of the atmosphere. 

• Climate
• Weather

Which location on Earth receives the most solar radiation in any given year. 

• The Poles
• The Oceans
• The Tropics 
• The Continents

Narrow bands of fast moving winds are called __________.

• currents
• jet streams
• barometers
• waves

What kind of front is pictured here?

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

What type of weather occurs as a result of an occluded front?

• Warm temperatures and precipitation
• Cool temperatures and thunderstorms
• Light winds and precipitation
• Strong winds and precipitation