Weather Review

What is a front?

• A place where air masses meet
• the front part of a storm
• An area of very high wind
• an area that has fair weather

When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

This is the symbol for which type of front?

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

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

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

What type of storm front is this? 

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

What type of storm front is this?

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

What characteristics are used to classify air masses?

• temperature and humidity
• pressure and temperature
• latitude and longitude
• wind speed and location 

Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?

• over the ocean, near the equator
• over the ocean, near the poles
• over a continent, near the equator
• over a continent, near the poles

An air mass is hot and humid. Which type of air mass is being described? 

• Tropical Maritime
• Tropical Continental
• Polar Maritime
• Polar Continental

An air mass is cold and dry. Which type of air mass is being described? 

• Tropical Maritime
• Tropical Continental
• Polar Maritime
• Polar Continental