Meteorology Exam Review

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

• Dry

• high humidity

• Cold

• Warm

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• low humidity

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

What types of air masses form over land?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

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

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

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

This is the symbol for a(n) _______________

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

Which front produces cumulonimbus clouds?

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

What two characteristics are used to name air masses?

• Water and temperature

• Air pressure

• Humidity and temperature

• Cold and warm

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

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