Air Masses, Fronts and Weather Maps Quiz

Large bodies of air that can cover huge areas are called

• cold fronts

• warm fronts

• occluded fronts

• air masses

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The amount of water vapor in the air is:

• precipitation

• condensation

• humidity

• dew point

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The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place is:

• weather

• air masses

• fronts

• dew point

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Match the following:

• form over the ocean (humid)

• Continental

• form over the tropics (warm)

• Tropical

• form over the land (dry)

• Polar

• form over arctic areas (cold)

• Maritime

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Warm air is MORE/LESS dense. (choose one)

• more

• less

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The force of weight of air pressing down on a unit of area is called

• air pressure

• humidity

• condensation

• weather

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A change in air pressure EQUALS/DOES NOT EQUAL a change in weather

• equals

• does not equal

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This compares actual water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor that would be in the air if it were saturated.

• condensation

• dew point

• relative humidity

• weather

When two air masses collide, the weather will change. Which answer describes what happens to the warm air?

• it stays low to the ground

• nothing

• it get pushed up over the colder air

• it mixes with the cold air

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What is the boundary that forms between two air masses that collide?

• air masses

• front

• humidity

• dew point

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