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WorksheetsWeather Fronts
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
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1.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
2.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
3.
What does symbol # 4 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
4.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
5.
What front symbol is shown?
a)
Occluded
b)
Stationary
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
6.
When two air masses meet and weather occurs, what is created?
a)
Fronts
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Seasons
7.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
8.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
9.
Type of front symbolized on a weather map by a red line with semicircles
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
10.
When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______.
a)
stationary front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
warm front
11.
A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?
a)
snow
b)
sunny and fair
c)
rain and/or thunderstorms
d)
cool and dry
12.
When two air masses meet, what happens?
a)
The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
volcano
13.
When a warm and a cold air mass meet, what happens?
a)
The warm air would slide up and over the cold air.
b)
Some form of precipitation would occur.
c)
The heavier cold air would sink and slide in under the warm air.
d)
all of the above
14.
When two air masses meet it is called a
a)
front
b)
gathering
c)
air mass
15.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
17.
A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what?
a)
Fronts
b)
Air Masses
c)
A cold front
d)
A warm front
18.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
19.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
20.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
21.
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
22.
If an air mass is sinking, it must be
a)
cold and less dense
b)
cold and more dense
c)
warm and more dense
d)
warm and less dense
23.
Which kind of front usually forms long, thin stratus clouds?
a)
polar front
b)
cold front
c)
warm front
d)
hot front
24.
A cold front is:
a)
fast moving and associated with storms
b)
slow moving and associated with storms
25.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
26.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
27.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
28.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
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