WorksheetsAir Masses and Fronts
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Wind is the movement of air from places of __________ pressure to places of _______ pressure.
a)
low, low
b)
low, high
c)
high, low
d)
high, high
2.
Wind moves in large masses called _______________.
a)
frontal masses
b)
fronts
c)
air masses
d)
storm parcels
3.
______________ retain the characteristics of where they formed.
a)
Storms
b)
Air masses
c)
Clouds
d)
Fronts
4.
Maritime air is _______.
a)
Dry
b)
Moist
5.
Continental air is ______.
a)
Dry
b)
Moist
6.
Tropical air is _______.
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Bitter Cold
7.
Polar air is _______.
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Bitter Cold
8.
Arctic air is _______.
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Bitter Cold
9.
What type of air mass would be moist and cold?
a)
mT
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
cP
10.
What type of air mass would be dry and hot?
a)
mT
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
cP
11.
What type of air mass would be dry and cold?
a)
mT
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
cP
12.
What type of air mass would be moist and hot?
a)
mT
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
cP
13.
This forms when warm air slowly moves into an area covered by cooler air.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
14.
This forms when fronts are not moving toward each other, but rather they are moving parallel to one another.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
This forms when an active cold front overtakes a warm front.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
This forms when dense air quickly moves into an area occupied by warm air.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
17.
This type of front is associated with long and steady rain.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
18.
This type of front is associated with heavy precipitation and/or thunderstorms that last for a short period of time.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
19.
This type of front is associated with mild precipitation.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
20.
This type of front is associated with periods of heavy rain.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
21.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
22.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
23.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
24.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
100 %
