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WorksheetsAir Masses and Fronts
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of front brings warm and humid weather to an area?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
2.
This event can best be identified as what?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
3.
A cold air mass moves underneath a warm air mass causing the warm air to rise. This event can best be identified as —
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
4.
A warm and dry air mass is best described as...
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
5.
A cool and humid air mass is best described as...
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
6.
This type of front brings many days of precipitation.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
7.
a cool and dry air mass is best described as...
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
8.
This front may bring fog or a gentle rain.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
9.
The boundary that forms between two air masses when they meet is called a...
a)
front
b)
storm line
c)
squall line
d)
midaltitude
10.
What type of front brings cool, cold weather to an area?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
11.
When two unlike air masses meet, what usually keeps them separate?
a)
temperature difference
b)
moisture difference
c)
differences in density
d)
differences in pressure
12.
What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass?
a)
dry, warm air
b)
moist, cold air
c)
moist, warm air
13.
Occluded fronts include
a)
2 cold air masses and 1 warm
b)
2 warm air masses and 1 cold
14.
Which type of weather is associated with a cold front?
a)
heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time
b)
Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time
15.
what is an air mass?
a)
a large body of air that is made of the same temperature and moisuture
b)
when two air masses meet
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