Weather

The difference between high-pressure and low-pressure systems is:

• High-pressure systems are associated with clear skies, while low-pressure systems bring clouds and precipitation.

• High-pressure systems bring clouds and precipitation, while low-pressure systems are associated with clear skies.

• Both systems bring clear skies and no precipitation.

• Both systems bring clouds and precipitation.

What type of front is being shown near Flagstaff, Arizona?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

What are the types of air masses? Check all that apply.

• maritime

• continental

• tropical

• polar

Type of front in which air mass is cut off from the ground by the cool air beneath it.

• OCCLUDED

• WARM

• COLD

• STATIONARY

Lines on a map that join places that have the same temperatures.

• ISOTHERMS

• ISOBARS

• CONTOURS

• LATITUDES

Type of air mass that forms over oceans.

• MARITIME

• CONTINENTAL

• POLAR

• TROPICAL

Rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud.

• TORNADO

• HURRICANE

• CYCLONE

• DUST DEVIL

Tropical storm with winds 119 kph or higher.

• HURRICANE

• TORNADO

• CYCLONE

• THUNDERSTORM

Type of air mass that forms north of 50 north latitude or south of 50 south latitude.

• POLAR

• TROPICAL

• CONTINENTAL

• MARITIME

Violent disturbance in the atmosphere.

• STORM

• RAIN

• SUNSHINE

• BREEZE