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WorksheetsPressure Systems, Air Masses, and Fronts
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
2.
Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
3.
Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
4.
Observe the illustration. Which type of front does it represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
5.
In which part of the water cycle do plants release excess water vapor into the atmosphere?
a)
transpiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
6.
Which type of cloud can produce thunderstorms?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
stratus
7.
In what process of the water cycle does water vapor start to turn back into liquid water and become clouds?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
run-off
8.
These types of clouds are wispy, form at high elevations, and are usually made of ice crystals (crystallization).
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
9.
Which type of cloud covers the entire sky and brings rain.
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
d)
altostratus
10.
Which of the following forms when neither a colder air mass nor a warmer air mass moves at a frontal boundary (may produce several days of rain)?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
11.
Which of the following forms when a colder air mass collides with and slides under a warmer air mass (may produce storms)?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
12.
Which of the following forms when a warmer air mass collides with and rides over a colder air mass?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
13.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
14.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
16.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
17.
Which type of front is near Seattle?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
18.
Which front is located near San Diego?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
19.
Which type of front is located near Chicago?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
20.
Which type of front is near Tulsa?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
21.
Which type of front is located near Boston?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
22.
Which type of weather would you expect near Seattle?
a)
stormy
b)
rain for several days
c)
sunny
d)
fair
23.
Which type of weather would you expect near Tulsa?
a)
stormy
b)
sunny
c)
several days of rain
d)
fair
24.
Which type of air would you find at air mass A?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
25.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
26.
Which type of air would you find at air mass C?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
27.
Which type of air would you find at air mass D?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
28.
Which map shows the correct way low and high pressure systems rotate?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
What is a boundary area where air masses meet but do not mix?
a)
low pressure system
b)
super cell
c)
front
d)
high pressure system
30.
Which pressure system can produce storms?
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
31.
Which type of pressure system produces clear/fair/sunny weather?
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
32.
This type of weather map shows temperature ranges. This type of map is known as ____________.
a)
isotherm
b)
isobar
c)
temperature map
d)
air pressure map
33.
Where is the center of the high pressure system?
a)
Idaho
b)
Wyoming
c)
Texas
d)
Illinois
34.
Where is the center of the low pressure system located?
a)
Wisconsin
b)
Idaho
c)
Wyoming
d)
Texas
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