Weather Quiz 1 - Range of Topics

What type of weather might you notice near a LOW PRESSURE area?

• Precipitation

• Sunny skies

• Dry air masses

Which factor might most affect weather on a small island in the ocean?

• Isobars

• Ocean surface currents

• Plants on the island

True or False:

As air sinks, it gains moisture and forms rain clouds.

• True

• False

True or False:

Warm air can contain more water vapor than cool air.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences, or effects, weather?

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Air pressure

• Heat waves

Isobars on a weather map show areas of EQUAL pressure. If the Isobars are close together, what does it tell you about the weather in that area on a map?

• It is sunny and calm

• It is humid and windy

• It is windy

• It is raining

How are fronts formed?

• When two air masses meet
• when two winds meet
• when two clouds meet

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Why does warm air rise above cold air?

• Warm air is less dense

• Warm air is more dense

• Cold air is stronger than warm air

Sort the information to the correct type of air mass

Continental Tropical (cT)​ ​ (a)  

Continental Polar (cP) ​ ​ (b)  

Maritime Tropical (mT) ​ (c)  

Maritime Polar (mP) ​ (d)  

• dry and warm
• dry and cold
• wet and warm
• wet and cold