Weather and fronts

This is the symbol for which type of front?

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

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The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with squares on it
• a line with circles on it

Which type of front is near Seattle?

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

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Which type of weather is associated with a cold front?

• heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time 
• Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time 

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What is an air mass?

• a place where weather always changes in an extreme way

• a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture

• any kind of cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail

• any kind of air as long as it is wet and freezing

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What forms when two air masses meet and create weather?

• a formation

• warm air

• a front

• a tornado

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When a cold air mass crashes into a warm air mass, which kind of front is formed?

• cold front

• warm front

• hot front

• polar front

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Low-pressure areas are likely to bring  ____________________ weather.

• sweet
• sunny
• stormy
• snowy

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On a weather map, H stands for a _________________ pressure system.

• high
• happy 
• honey
• helpful

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On a weather map,  L stands for a __________________ pressure system.

• lousy
• left
• low
• long

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