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Understanding Air Masses and Fronts

Understanding Air Masses and Fronts

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

Created by

Rafael Ortiz

Used 16+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an air mass?

A body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout

A type of weather front

A global wind pattern

A weather prediction tool

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of air mass is very cold and dry?

Maritime tropical

Continental polar

Maritime polar

Continental tropical

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when a cold front passes?

Warmer, humid air moves in

Colder, drier air moves in

The weather becomes stationary

A warm air mass rises

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The boundary where two air masses meet is called a _______.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Meteorologists use weather _______ to show atmospheric conditions on maps.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of front is formed when a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses?

Cold front

Warm front

Stationary front

Occluded front

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word 'indicate' means to _______.

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