Meteorology Exam Review

The hot and humid weather in Texas during the summer is most likely due to what type of air mass?

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

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 front is being forecast for this state?

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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

A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n) _________.

• station model

• topographic map

• isopleth model

• climate map

A thermometer measures

• distance

• temperature

• height

• weight

An anemometer measures

• wind speed

• air pressure

• amount of rain

• temperature

This instrument measures air pressure

• thermometer

• rain gauge

• anemometer

• barometer