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WorksheetsMeteorology 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name the four air fronts.
warm, cold, dry, moist
tropical, polar, maritime, dry
warm, cold, stationary, occluded
warm, cold, stationary, moving
How do air pressure and temperature affect each other?
The higher the air pressure, the higher the temperature
The lower the air pressure, the higher the temperature
The lower the air pressure, the lower the temperature
They don't affect each other
What is a dew point?
When grass will dew
How wet the grass is
Made-up trash
How close it is to raining
Humid air has...
high pressure
low pressure
no pressure
What are the four types of air masses?
continental, maritime, polar, tropical
continental, maritime, arctic, tropical
warm, cold, stationary, occluded
dry, moist, polar, tropical
What is the abbreviation for a continental air mass?
c
C
What is the abbreviation for a polar air mass?
p
P
What is the abbreviation for a tropical air mass?
t
T
What is the abbreviation for a maritime air mass?
m
M
What is the symbol for a cold front?
What is the symbol for a warm front?
What are the three cells?
Ferrel, Hadley, Polar
Ferrel, Hadley, Arctic
Ferrel, Halsey, Polar
Ferrel, Halsey, Arctic
What causes stationary and occluded fronts?
cold fronts
warm fronts
cold and warm fronts meeting
nothing, they appear on their own
What's the difference between stationary and occluded fronts?
stationary fronts move, occluded fronts don't
occluded fronts move, stationary fronts don't
nothing
stationary fronts don't exist, occluded fronts do
Low pressure air masses are called...
lows or cyclones
highs or cyclones
lows or anitcyclones
highs or anitcyclones
High pressure air masses are called...
lows or cyclones
highs or cyclones
lows or anitcyclones
highs or anitcyclones
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres have different cells.
True
False
Which of the following symbols means snow?
'
=
*
The Coriolis Effect makes the winds in the Northern Hemisphere...
move faster
move slower
move clockwise
move counterclockwise
The Coriolis Effect makes the winds in the Southern Hemisphere...
move faster
move slower
move clockwise
move counterclockwise
