Weather Unit Test Preparation

A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

• snow  
• sunny and fair
• heavy rain and/or thunderstorms 
•  cool and dry 

What is an air mass?

• a place where weather always changes in an extreme way

• a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture

• any cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail

• any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind Vane

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a boundary where hot and cold air are separating

• a boundary where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

The air is dry and fair weather occurs. What pressure system causes this?

• Light pressure

• Low pressure

• High pressure

• No pressure

Which weather instrument measures temperature?

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Barometer

What does this symbol represent?

• Low Clouds

• Low Temperatures

• Light Wind

• Low Air Pressure

Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?

• Denver

• New York

• Miami

• Boise