Weather Fronts Quiz

Which is the correct symbol for an cold front?

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Which is the correct symbol for a warm front?

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An _____________ is a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.

• air front
• air bubble
• air mass
• air cloud

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A weather front where an air mass gets separated from the ground.

• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Occluded Front
• Cold Front

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A weather front where two air masses collide, but neither pushes the other out of the way.

• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Occluded Front
• Cold Front

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Large pockets of air that may cover ten thousand or more square miles are called______________________.

• air masses

• weather fronts

• stationary fronts

• pressure zones

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Air masses are named for _______________________.

• The type of air they contain

• where they form

• people

• countries

When two air masses meet, what happens?

• it always rains

• the weather changes and precipitation usually occurs

• it becomes sunny and mild weather

• the weather will become colder

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When a warm and a cold air mass meet, what happens?

• The warm air would slide up and over the cold air.

• The heavier cold air would sink and slide in under the warm air.

• Some form of precipitation would occur.

• all of the answers

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What happens after a cold air mass passes through and area? paragraph 9

• It snows and stays for many days.

• Only cold weather forms in the area.

• Any rain stops. Dry, clear cool or cold weather follows.

• It rains or snows for many days.

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