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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses is called a ________________________.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
5.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature and humidity at any given height is called an __________________________.
a)
front
b)
jet stream
c)
air mass
d)
cyclone
6.
Which of the following air masses would be characterized as warm and dry?
a)
Maritime tropical
b)
Continental tropical
c)
Maritime polar
d)
Continental polar
7.
What is a front?
a)
The boundary where two like air masses meet.
b)
The boundary where two unlike air masses meet
8.
What is the only front that has three air masses?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
9.
Which front would you possibly see heavy rain or snow fall?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
10.
Which front has the symbol of blue triangles?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
11.
Which front has the symbol of a red line with half circles?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
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