Quiz about Air Masses and Fronts

Question 1

A high pressure system is located north of New York City. What type of weather will be experienced there?

Accepted Answer

clear, sunny skies

Answer

cloudy and rainy

Question 2

A low pressure system is located over Georgia. What type of weather will they have?

Accepted Answer

cloudy and rainy

Answer

clear, sunny skies

Question 3

After a cold front passes through, what type of weather will there be?

Accepted Answer

Clear, dry, and sunny

Answer

Rainy or stormy, and cloudy

Question 4

What front is moving through the NW part of the US?

Accepted Answer

Warm

Answer

Stationary

Answer

Occluded

Answer

Cold

Question 5

Choose the best forecast for Chicago on Saturday.

Accepted Answer

sunny skies

Answer

rain

Answer

warmer temperatures

Answer

snow

Question 6

Choose the best forecast for Miami on Saturday.

Accepted Answer

sunny skies

Answer

warmer temperatures

Answer

rain

Answer

snow

Question 7

Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?

Accepted Answer

Miami

Answer

Denver

Answer

New York

Answer

Boise

Question 8

Which city is closest to a high pressure system?

Accepted Answer

Minneapolis

Answer

New York

Answer

Miami

Answer

Boise

Question 9

Choose the best forecast for Dallas on Saturday.

Accepted Answer

thunderstorms

Answer

snow

Answer

warmer temperatures

Answer

clear skies

Question 10

Large body  of air with similar temperature, pressure, and humidity.

Accepted Answer

Air mass

Answer

Cold front

Answer

Warm front

Answer

High pressure system

Question 11

What direction is the warm front moving?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Answer

Northeast

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Southeast

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Southwest

Question 12

What conditions can lead to the formation of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

low-pressure over warm tropical ocean

Answer

low-pressure system over artic tundra

Answer

high-pressure over warm tropical ocean

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high-pressure system over hot, dry land

Question 13

If an air mass is rising, it must be

Accepted Answer

warm and less dense

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cold and less dense

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cold and more dense

Answer

warm and more dense

Question 14

Maritime tropical air masses form over warm ocean water.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 15

Which type of front is pictured?

Accepted Answer

Cold front

Answer

Warm front

Answer

Occluded front

Answer

Stationary front

Question 16

Which type of front is pictured?

Accepted Answer

Warm front

Answer

Cold front

Answer

Occluded front

Answer

Stationary front

Question 17

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

Accepted Answer

Dry and warm

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Wet and cold

Answer

Wet and warm

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Dry and cold

Question 18

A dry and cold air mass would be...

Accepted Answer

Continental polar

Answer

Maritime polar

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Maritime tropical

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Continental tropical

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

cold, humid

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cold, dry

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warm, humid

Answer

warm, dry

Question 20

Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?

Accepted Answer

over the ocean, near the equator

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over the ocean, near the poles

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over a continent, near the equator

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over a continent, near the poles

Question 21

Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?

Accepted Answer

cT

Answer

cP

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mP

Answer

mT

Question 22

Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?

Accepted Answer

mP

Answer

cP

Answer

cT

Answer

mT

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