SOL REVIEW ELEVEN

Frigid air that travels southward from Canada would be what type of air mass?

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• arctic

What type of front is being modeled in the diagram?

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

What type of weather is associated with this type of front?

• widespread precipitation

• light winds and precipitation

• intense precipitation and thunderstorms

• strong winds and heavy precipitation

What front is being forecast for this state?

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

What type of air was at point A and point B to produce this front?

• cold air at point A and warm air at point B

• warm air at point A and cold air at point B

• cold air at point A and cold air at point B

• warm air at point A and warm air at point B

Which air mass produces Seattle's heavy winter precipitation?

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar, north Pacific ocean

• maritime polar, north Atlantic ocean

Which region would be the warmest during the winter as a result of its air mass?

• central Canada

• Mexico

• northern California

• Maine

Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as _________.

• humidiy

• lapse rate

• weather

• the ionosphere

The Coriolis effect is due to the __________ of Earth.

• revolution

• rotation

• shape

• density

Low-pressure systems are usually associated with ________ weather.

• cold and dry

• cloudy and rainy

• sunny and dry

• warm and humid