Meteorology quiz 2

What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes
• mountain breezes
• global winds
• land breezes

What are of the Earth are the doldrums located?

• South of Australia

• Ring of fire

• Poles

• Equator

What global wind effects Georgia's weather?

• Polar Easterlies

• Prevailing westerlies

• Trade winds

• Horse Latitudes

This type of front occurs when a warm air mass pushes over a slower moving cold air mass

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

This type of front occurs when a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses and is pushed upwards:

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

This type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass stop moving because one is not stronger than the other

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

What kind of weather does a cold front bring?

• light rain

• snow

• fog

• severe thunderstorms

A high pressure system would experience what kind of weather?

• Storms

• Humid

• Rain

• Clear skies

What tool is used to measure wind speed and direction

• Wind vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hectometer

What tool is used to measure air pressure?

• Wind vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hectometer