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Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
a front
b)
weather
c)
a climate
d)
a pressure system
2.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
3.
What type of weather would you expect with the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
severe storms
d)
hot
4.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
5.
What type of weather would you expect from the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
hot
d)
stormy
6.
In _________ pressure systems, air sinks:
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
7.
In _______ pressure systems, air rises
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
8.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
9.
What type of front brings warmer and humid weather to an area?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
10.
Most of the U.S. weather systems come from the...
a)
East and Travel to the West
b)
West and Travel to the East
c)
North and Travel to the South
d)
South and Travel to the North
11.
Large tropical storms with high winds are called...
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Snowstorms
d)
Hurricanes
12.
Which front is represented on a map by a line with triangles attached to it?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
13.
Which front is represented on a map as a line with half circles attached to it?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
14.
What is the most likely forecast of any area experiencing high barometric pressure?
a)
Stormy
b)
Windy
c)
Rainy
d)
Sunny
15.
This is a large body of air which has the same temperature, air pressure, and humidity.
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
cold front
d)
warm front
16.
This weather instrument measures the speed of wind.
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
17.
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
18.
What does this weather instrument (shown here) measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
air pressure
c)
amount of fallen rain
d)
temperature
19.
warm air rises creating this type of pressure; can bring rain and storms
a)
low
b)
high
c)
even
d)
updraft
20.
What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
21.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulance
22.
Weather associated with high pressure is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
unpreditable
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
23.
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
24.
The source for heating the Earth and circulating Earth’s atmosphere comes from the______________.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
earth
d)
ocean
25.
Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.
a)
run-off
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
convection current
d)
water cylce
26.
Which front is this?
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
27.
Which front is this?
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary Front
28.
A warm front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds, and steady precipitation
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
29.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds, and precipitation
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and short-lived, intense precipitation
30.
a)
High Air Pressure
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Heavy Rain
d)
Hail
31.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
32.
A rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass. The cold air pushes up under the warm air. This is called a .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
33.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
34.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
35.
What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
36.
What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
37.
What's the humidity and temperature of a continental polar air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
38.
What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime polar air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
39.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
continental polar
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
40.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
continental polar
b)
martime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
41.
When a warm air mass gently slides up and on top of a cold air mass
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
42.
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.
43.
If a cold front is currently passing through the city of Denver, what type of weather conditions is Denver most likely experiencing?
a)
warm, foggy weather
b)
cooler, dry weather
c)
hot, dry weather
d)
thunderstorms
44.
If a warm front is currently passing through the city of Chicago, what type of weather conditions is Chicago most likely experiencing?
a)
steady rain showers
b)
cooler, dry weather
c)
hot, dry weather
d)
thunderstorms
45.
What type of weather would you expect to see AFTER a cold front has passed through an area?
a)
cool and clear skies
b)
warm and humid
c)
thunderstorms
d)
foggy
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