Quiz about Weather Maps

Question 1

Warm air is ______ dense than cool air. Warm air rises and cool air sinks.

Accepted Answer

less

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more

Question 2

rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

Question 3

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

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warm front

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cold front

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occluded front

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stationary front

Question 4

What type of storm front is this?

Accepted Answer

cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 5

A front is

Accepted Answer

a line where two different air masses meet

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where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

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a line where hot and cold air are separating

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where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Question 6

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

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cold, dry

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warm, humid

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warm, dry

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cold, humid

Question 7

This is the symbol for a...

Accepted Answer

Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 8

This is the symbol for a...

Accepted Answer

Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 9

This is the symbol for a...

Accepted Answer

Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 10

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

Accepted Answer

Warm Front

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

Question 11

A dry and cold air mass would be...

Accepted Answer

Continental polar

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Maritime polar

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Maritime tropical

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Continental tropical

Question 12

A wet and hot air mass would be a...

Accepted Answer

Maritime tropical

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Maritime polar

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Continental polar

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Continental tropical

Question 13

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

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warm, humid

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cold, dry

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warm, dry

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cold, humid

Question 14

What is the temperature at this station

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75 degrees

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61 degrees

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987 degrees

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11 degrees

Question 15

What is the wind speed at this station

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25 knots

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3 knots

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15 knots

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30 knots

Question 16

Should bring nice weather

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High pressure

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Low pressure

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Cold front

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Warm front

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the surface wind circulation around the center of a Low pressure system (as seen from above)?

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counterclockwise and spiraling inward

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counterclockwise and spiraling outward

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clockwise and spiraling outward

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clockwise and spiraling inward

Question 18

The density of the air ______ as you go up in the atmosphere.

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decreases

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increases

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stays the same

Question 19

In the morning, Carlos noticed that the air pressure reading on the barometer was beginning to drop. What kind of weather can he most likely expect in the evening?

Accepted Answer

The weather will be cloudy with a chance of rain.

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The weather will be warmer with clear skies.

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The weather will be clear and windy.

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The weather will be sunny and cool.

Question 20

High humidity means the air is unsaturated.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 21

Overcast skies & steady precipitation (snow or rain) is weather you'd see at what type of front?

Accepted Answer

warm

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cold

Question 22

What type of weather will you see along a cold front?

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Thunderstorms

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Sunny skies

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Gentle rain

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No weather

Question 23

The table shows the air temperature and dewpoint at each of four locations, A, B, C, and D. Based on these measurements, which location has the greatest chance of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

D

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A

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B

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C

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