Weather Quiz

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front
• storm
• climate
• flood

Cold air traveling south from Canada is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

Warm air mass that does not carry water:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

In _________ pressure systems, air sinks:

• high
• low
• medium
• none

Cold air mass that is carrying water is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

In _______ pressure systems, air rises

• high
• low
• medium
• none

These can be produced by thunderstorms

• stationary fronts
• tornadoes
• volcanoes
• tsunamis