Weather Fronts, Low and High Pressure Quiz

What are the two main types of weather fronts?

• Cold fronts and warm fronts

• Cloudy fronts and clear fronts

• Sunny fronts and rainy fronts

• Tropical fronts and polar fronts

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Explain the difference between a warm front and a cold front.

• Warm fronts bring cold air, while cold fronts bring warm air.

• Warm fronts bring warm air, while cold fronts bring cold air.

• Warm fronts and cold fronts both bring warm air.

• Warm fronts and cold fronts both bring cold air.

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What are the characteristics of a low pressure system?

• Rising air, cloudy and rainy weather, counterclockwise wind direction

• Stable air, sunny weather, no wind

• Sinking air, clear and dry weather, clockwise wind direction

• Rising air, clear and dry weather, clockwise wind direction

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How does a low pressure system affect the weather?

• It has no effect on the weather

• It causes a decrease in temperature

• It brings cloudy, rainy, or stormy weather.

• It brings clear and sunny weather

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What are the characteristics of a high pressure system?

• Rainy weather and unstable atmospheric conditions

• Strong winds and overcast skies

• Clear skies, dry weather, and stable atmospheric conditions

• Foggy weather and high humidity

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How does a high pressure system affect the weather?

• It brings heavy rain and thunderstorms

• It brings fair weather with clear skies and calm winds.

• It results in snow and blizzard conditions

• It causes extreme heat and humidity

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How do weather fronts affect temperature?

• Weather fronts can bring changes in temperature due to the movement of air masses with different temperatures.

• Weather fronts cause a slight increase in temperature

• Weather fronts only affect humidity, not temperature

• Weather fronts have no impact on temperature

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Explain how warm and cold air masses interact to form a weather front.

• Warm air rises over cold air, creating a boundary known as a weather front.

• The interaction of warm and cold air has no effect on the formation of weather fronts.

• Cold air rises over warm air, creating a boundary known as a weather front.

• Warm and cold air mix together to form a weather front.

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What are the two main processes that can cause the formation of a weather front?

• Precipitation and humidity

• Evaporation and condensation

• Rotation and expansion of air masses

• Convergence and lifting of air masses

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Describe the formation of an occluded front.

• A fast-moving cold front catches up to a slow-moving warm front, lifting the warm air mass off the ground and creating a mix of warm and cold air.

• A warm front moves faster than a cold front, causing the warm air to rise and create a mix of warm and cold air.

• A stationary front forms when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet but neither one has enough force to move the other.

• An occluded front occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front, causing the warm air to rise and create a mix of warm and cold air.

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