Meteorology - Scioly 2020

What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?

• stormy, cloudy weather
• clear skies

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Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours? 

• Denver, because it is raining there
• Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching
• Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching
• Houston, because it is in a high pressure area

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Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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Which type of air would you find at air mass C?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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Which front produces cumulonimbus clouds?

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

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What types of weather is associated with a maritime tropical?

• dry and warm
• dry and cold
• wet and cold
• wet and warm

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Rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front
• cold rush

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What type of front is this? 

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

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When a cold front an a warm front are bumping into each other, but neither one is moving, this is called a...

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

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When air is ______, clouds and rain are likely

• rising
• sinking
• staying still

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