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WorksheetsElements of Weather
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 32mins
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.
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
4.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
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 # 4 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
15.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
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 front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
18.
How does a low pressure system move?
a)
The air drifts to the center and is moved upwards
b)
Air moves downwards and outwards
19.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
20.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
Stormy weather
b)
Clear skies, little rain
21.
How does the air in a high pressure system move?
a)
Inwards and upwards
b)
downwards and outwards
22.
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
23.
What is weather?
a)
weatherAtmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation at a specific place and time
b)
Events that create temperature
c)
Waves that carry breezes over the ocean
d)
Changes in cloud cover
24.
Air pressure is greatest:
a)
closer to Earth
b)
farther from Earth
25.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
26.
What type of weather would you expect with the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
severe storms
d)
hot
27.
This is Earth's blanket and is made up of many layers of gases.
a)
air mass
b)
air pressure
c)
atmosphere
d)
front
28.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
29.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
30.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
31.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
32.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
33.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
34.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
35.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
36.
In the winter, Continental polar air masses bring what type of air to North America?
a)
dry and warm
b)
humid and cold
c)
dry and cold
d)
humid and warm
37.
Continental tropical air masses form from the South and bring what type of air to southern plains?
a)
dry and cold
b)
dry and warm
c)
humid and cold
d)
humid and warm
38.
The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area is known as ______________________.
a)
latitude
b)
weather
c)
climate
d)
altitude
39.
Which type of air mass brings cool, humid weather to the West Coast of the United States?
a)
maritime tropical
b)
continental tropical
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental polar
40.
A fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass is called a _________________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
41.
A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass is called a _____________________.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
42.
Cold and warm masses meet, but neither can move the other is called a ______________________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
43.
Characteristics of Precipitation
a)
liquids and solids
b)
appearance
c)
freezing rain
d)
hail
44.
Define Precipitation
a)
solids falling from the sky
b)
precipitation
c)
any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface
d)
liquids falling from the sky
45.
Dew Point is the
a)
temperature air cools down to reach condensation
b)
temperature where ice melts to liquid water
c)
temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor
d)
time of day when dew on the ground disappears
46.
During which part of the water cycle does a cloud form?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
Run off
47.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
48.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as:
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
49.
Dew Point is the
a)
temperature air cools down to reach condensation (or turn into a liquid)
b)
temperature where ice melts to liquid water
c)
temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor
d)
time of day when dew on the ground disappears
50.
If the air is "saturated", that means:
a)
the air is full of water
b)
the air is partially full of water
c)
it's amount of water vapor in the atmosphere right now
d)
how much liquid water it potentially can hold
51.
What type of air mass is D?
a)
Maritime Polar
b)
Maritime Tropical
c)
Continental Polar
d)
Continental Tropical
52.
What type of air mass is B?
a)
Maritime Polar
b)
Maritime Tropical
c)
Continental Polar
d)
Continental Tropical
53.
What type of air mass is C?
a)
Maritime Polar
b)
Maritime Tropical
c)
Continental Polar
d)
Continental Tropical
54.
What type of air mass is E?
a)
Maritime Polar
b)
Maritime Tropical
c)
Continental Polar
d)
Continental Tropical
55.
For a cloud to form, what takes place?
a)
water vapor freezes on an object
b)
water vapor condenses
c)
water vapor precipitates
d)
water vapor evaporates
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