Weather

Which city on the map recently experienced cooler temperatures and drier air?

• Richmond

• Oklahoma City

• St. Paul

• Detroit

At which source region on the map would we find an an air mass that is warm and dry?

• Area 1

• Area 2

• Area 3

• Area 4

What type of weather is Dallas, Texas most likely experiencing?

• clear skies and warm temperatures

• cold temperatures with no clouds

• high winds and thunderstorms

• light rain and little change in temperature

The boundary between two different air masses is a

• front

• weather system

• source region

• convection cycle

Hot air _______ and cold air _________

• sinks; rises

• rises; sinks

• rises; rises

• sinks; sinks

• Warm Front
• High Air Pressure
• Cold Front
• High Temperatures

• High Pressure
• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Mountains

A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?

• stay the same
• increase
• decrease

This type of front can bring strong storms

• cold
• warm
• stationary
• occluded

____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

• Cool, Less
• Warm, Less
• Cold, More
• Warm, More