Pressure Systems, Air Masses, and Fronts

What type of weather is associated with HIGH pressure systems?

• Clouds, rain, fog, and snow (lousy weather)
• Sunshine, clear skies, and little to no precipitation (happy weather)
• Severe snow storms 
• Heavy precipitation and flooding

What type of weather is associated with LOW pressure systems?

• Clouds, rain, fog, and snow (lousy weather)
• Sunshine, clear skies, and little to no precipitation (happy weather)
• Severe snow storms 
• Heavy precipitation and flooding

When a cold air mass and a warm air mass collide, what is created?

• A supermass
• An air trench
• A front
• A tornado

If a cold front approaches an area, what type of weather will that area experience?

• Severe precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) and winds
• Gentle rain or snow, followed by clear skies
• Hot and dry conditions
• Hurricanes

If a warm front has recently passed through an area, what has likely happened to the temperature in that area?

• It has stayed the same
• It has decreased
• It has increased

What type of weather usually occurs along a warm front?

• Severe weather
• Strong winds
• Droughts 
• Gentle precipitation

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

• A high pressure system
• A low pressure system
• A cold front
• A warm front

Which of the following best describes a stationary front?

• When two air masses meet but do not move
• When a warm air mass replaces a cool air mass
• When a cool air mass replaces a warm air mass
• When a fast-moving cold front overtakes a warm front

After a cold front has passed over an area, what is the temperature likely to do?

• Increase
• Decrease
• Stay the same