WorksheetsHighs, Lows, Air Masses and Fronts
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
2.
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
3.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be -
a)
maritime polar
b)
maritime tropical
c)
continental polar
d)
continental tropical
9.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
10.
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
11.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
13.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
14.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
15.
We know that air pressure changes with height, therefore is air pressure higher or lower on Earth's surface?
a)
Lower
b)
Higher
16.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
17.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
18.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
19.
What type of front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
20.
How does a low pressure system move?
a)
The air drifts to the center and is moved upwards
b)
Air moves downwards and outwards
21.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
22.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
Stormy weather
b)
Clear skies, little rain
23.
How does the air in a high pressure system move?
a)
Inwards and upwards
b)
downwards and outwards
24.
A lava lamp with putty which heats, flows to the top, cools, then flows to the bottom is an example of:
a)
conductio
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
This layer is where weather occurs
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
26.
Which has higher pressure?
a)
cool air
b)
warm air
27.
What is weather?
a)
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
b)
sunshine and rain
c)
how hot or cold it is
d)
severe weather
28.
Which of the following conditions would most likely describe the characteristics for a thunderstorm?
a)
high pressure system, beside a stationary front
b)
lightning, heavy rains, fast approaching cold front
c)
over warm ocean water, beside a stationary front
d)
high pressure tropical storm, fast approaching warm front
29.
When an air mass moves into a new location it brings
a)
changes in temperature and altitude.
b)
changes in temperature and humidity
c)
A changes in altitude and air pressure.
d)
A changes in humidity and energy.
30.
Air masses are classified by which 2 characteristics?
a)
temperature and air pressure
b)
temperature and humidity
c)
air pressure and wind speed
d)
air pressure and humidity
31.
Which weather system is characterized by counter-clockwise movement of air and generally poor weather?
a)
cold front
b)
low pressure
c)
high pressure
d)
warm front
32.
Which type of front typically produces stratus clouds, drizzle and warmer temperatures?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
33.
Which type of front often produces thunderstorms?
a)
cold
b)
stationary
c)
warm
d)
occluded
34.
The uneven heating of the surface results in
a)
in seasons
b)
ocean currents
c)
differences in weather
d)
differences in organisms
35.
What are the characteristics of a high pressure system?
a)
counter clockwise movement; clear skies; more humid air
b)
clockwise movement; cloudy skies; drier air
c)
sinking air; clear skies; drier air
d)
sinking air; cloudy skies; more humid air
36.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
37.
a)
High Air Pressure
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Heavy Rain
d)
Hail
38.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
39.
Our weather generally moves in this direction...
a)
West to East
b)
East to West
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
40.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
41.
What kind of weather will Pennsylvania (upper east coast) be getting in the next day and why?
a)
Heavy precipitation and warm temps due to a warm front.
b)
Cold temps and clear skies because of a cold front
c)
Heavy precipitation and cold temps due to a cold front.
d)
Light rain and warm temps due to a warm front.
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