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WorksheetsAir Pressure and Fronts
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When temperature increases what happens to air pressure?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
isn't affected
2.
When temperature decreases what happens to air pressure?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
isn't affected
3.
What happens to air pressure as you climb a mountain?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
isn't affected
4.
What is the leading edge of an air mass called?
a)
back
b)
end
c)
front
d)
leader
5.
When a warm front meets a cold air mass it
a)
slides under
b)
slides over
c)
goes through
d)
disappears
6.
When a cold front meets a warm air mass it
a)
slides over
b)
goes under
c)
goes through
d)
disappears
7.
Where does air push?
a)
down
b)
up
c)
air does not push
d)
all around
8.
High pressure is associated with what kind of weather?
a)
Nice
b)
Naughty
c)
Rainy
d)
Cloudy
9.
Low pressure is associated with what kind of weather?
a)
Nice
b)
Naughty
c)
Cloudy
d)
No weather
10.
Yesterday's air pressure reading was 30.14. Today the barometric pressure is 29.75. What can you predict will happen with the weather if the pressure continues to drop?
a)
maybe rain
b)
temperature drop
c)
more clouds
d)
all of these are possible
11.
An air mass is a large body of air which has similar
a)
temperature
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
all of these
12.
Which of these contributes to the temperature of an air mass?
a)
thermometers
b)
ocean currents
c)
Mother Nature
d)
Polar bears
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