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WorksheetsAir Masses and Fronts
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
4. An air mass is...
a)
A pocket of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
b)
A pocket of convection
c)
A pocket of evaporation
2.
6. Air masses develop because the Earth is heated unevenly.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
4.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
5.
When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
6.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
7.
When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
8.
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?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
9.
A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
a)
front
b)
air mass
c)
cloud
d)
tornado
10.
What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?
a)
dry and cold weather
b)
wet and cold weather
c)
dry and warm weather
d)
wet and warm weather
11.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
12.
Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?
a)
over the ocean, near the equator
b)
over the ocean, near the poles
c)
over a continent, near the equator
d)
over a continent, near the poles
13.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
14.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
17.
What does symbol # 4 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
18.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
19.
What causes precipitation?
a)
The ocean spray from large waves
b)
meteorologists creating cloud names
c)
cool air suddenly heating up
d)
water droplets in clouds getting too heavy
20.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
21.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
22.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
23.
What type of front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
24.
How does a low pressure system move?
a)
The air drifts to the center and is moved upwards
b)
Air moves downwards and outwards
25.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
26.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
Stormy weather
b)
Clear skies, little rain
27.
How does the air in a high pressure system move?
a)
Inwards and upwards
b)
downwards and outwards
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