Quiz: Air Masses and Fronts

Which Air Mass?

Form over land.

• tropical

• polar

• maritime

• continental

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Which Air Mass?

Form over the ocean.

• tropical

• polar

• maritime

• continental

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Which Air Mass?

Form over warm areas near the equator.

• tropical

• polar

• maritime

• continental

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Which type of Front?

Warm air mass is caught between two cooler masses.

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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Which type of Front?

Warm air replaces cold air.

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

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Which type of Front?

A front that stops moving or is moving very slowly.

• warm front

• stationary front

• cold front

• occluded front

True or False?

An air mass is a large body of air with similar temperature, humidity and air pressure.

• true

• false

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Which type of air mass would you find over the island of Jamaica?

• polar

• tropical

• maritime

• continental

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Which type of air mass would you expect over the Antarctica?

• maritime

• tropical

• continental

• polar

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Which type of air mass would you find over the Pacific Ocean?

• tropical

• maritime

• continental

• polar

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