Weather Systems and Fronts Quiz

Which type of air mass is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and forms over ice and snow?

• Tropical air mass

• Polar air mass

• Maritime air mass

• Arctic air mass

What is the term used to describe the boundary between two different air masses?

• Frontal zone

• Pressure zone

• Temperature zone

• Air mass zone

When flying through a frontal zone, which of the following changes is most easily noticeable?

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Visibility

• Altitude

What type of front is formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front?

• Dry line

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Which phenomenon is characterized by a narrow band of thunderstorms?

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

• Squall line

• Dry line