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Air Masses and Fronts

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What types of air masses form over oceans?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
2.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
3.
Air travels
a)
from high pressure to low pressure
b)
from low pressure to high pressue
4.
What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
5.
Which type of front is displayed?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
6.
Which type of front is displayed?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
7.
Which type of front is displayed?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
8.
Which type of front is displayed?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
9.
When two different air masses collide...
a)
A front forms
b)
They casually become one
c)
A new planet evolves
d)
Dinosaurs become extinct
10.
This symbol represents what type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
11.
This symbol represents what type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
This symbol represents what type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
13.
A cool and humid air mass is best described as...
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
14.
This front may bring fog or a gentle rain.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
This type of front brings many days of precipitation.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
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
17.

cT air mass is

a)

tropical maritime

b)

polar maritime

c)

tropical continental

d)

polar continental

18.

a cP air mass is a

a)

Arctic Continental

b)

Polar Maritime

c)

Polar Continental

d)

Tropical Continental

19.
When a cold front is approaching, what happens?
a)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
b)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
c)
warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
d)
cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms
20.
In a high pressure area, the weather will likely be
a)
cooler and clear skies
b)
warm but cloudy
c)
cold and rainy
d)
snowy and clear
21.
What characteristics are used to classify air masses?
a)
temperature and humidity
b)
pressure and temperature
c)
latitude and longitude
d)
wind speed and location 
22.
What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
23.

Which is the correct symbol for an occluded front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which is the correct symbol for a stationary front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

An air mass is a large mass of air that is defined by its temperature and ____________________.

a)

Elevation (altitude)

b)

Water vapor content (humidity)

c)

Strength

d)

Weather

26.

Hurricanes form in which type of air mass?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

27.

Which type of air mass is pictured in letter "C" (northeastern U.S., around NYC)?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

28.

A _____________ weather front occurs two cold air masses meet and push/force the warm air in the middle upwards.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

29.

Applying what you know about air masses, which air mass would you expect to find here in Chad, Africa? (circled on the picture **hint: find the equator line**)

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

30.
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 
31.
This front may bring fog or a gentle rain.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
32.
a cool and dry air mass is best described as...
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
33.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
34.

Which type of air mass is found at B?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Maritime polar

c)

continental tropical

d)

Maritime tropical

35.

Which type of front is NOT pictured in the weather map?

a)

High pressure

b)

Low Pressure

c)

stationary front

d)

Occluded front

e)

Warm front

36.
What's the humidity and temperature of a continental polar air mass?
a)
Wet and cold
b)
Dry and warm
c)
Wet and warm
d)
Dry and cold
37.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
continental polar
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
38.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
continental polar
b)
martime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
39.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
continental polar
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
40.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
continental polar
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
41.
What kind of weather will Pennsylvania (upper east coast) be getting in the next day and why?
a)
Heavy precipitation and warm temps due to a warm front.
b)
Cold temps and clear skies because of a cold front
c)
Heavy precipitation and cold temps due to a cold front.
d)
Light rain and warm temps due to a warm front.
42.

A high pressure area will most likely result in which type of weather? S6E4.d

a)

stormy weather

b)

clear weather

c)

cloudy weather

d)

snowy weather

43.

Which situation best describes how a thunderstorm is formed? S6E4.d

a)

Thunderstorms typically occur, when warm, moist air meets cool, dry air.

b)

This is the result of incorrectly thinking air masses of different temperatures do not need to collide in order for thunderstorms to be likely.

c)

This is the result of incorrectly thinking air masses of different temperatures do not need to collide in order for thunderstorms to

be likely.

d)

This is the result of incorrectly thinking air masses of different temperatures do not need to collide in order for thunderstorms to

be likely.

44.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
45.
Which front produces cumulonimbus clouds?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
46.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
47.
Which type of air would you find at air mass C?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
48.
Which type of air would you find at air mass A?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
49.
Which type of air would you find at air mass D?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
50.

Does this diagram show a warm front or a cold front?

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

51.
Which kind of weather change will occur with an increase in air pressure?
a)
cooler and dryer
b)
colder and rainier
c)
hotter and stormier
d)
warmer and moister
52.
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?
a)
stormy
b)
sunny
c)
snowy
d)
hot
53.
a)

will be hotter

b)

will be windy

c)

will be relatively calm

d)

will be cold

54.
What type of weather is associated with areas of low pressure?
a)
Low pressure = humid, because there is room in the air for moisture to get in 
b)
Low pressure = dry, because there is not room in the air for moisture to get in
55.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
56.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
57.
Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?
a)
Denver
b)
New York 
c)
Miami 
d)
Boise
58.
Which city is currently experiencing a snow storm?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
59.
Which city is closest to a high pressure system?
a)
New York
b)
Miami
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Boise
60.
Which city is close to a warm front?
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
Boise
d)
Denver
61.
Choose the best forecast for New York on Saturday. 
a)
sunny skies
b)
warmer temperatures
c)
snow
d)
sleet
62.
Choose the best forecast for Los Angeles on Saturday.
a)
cooler temperatures
b)
warmer temperatures 
c)
low pressure
d)
snow
63.

Why do you see precipitation near the L? (select 2 answers)

a)

because that is low pressure and that is where air rises, forming clouds

b)

because that is where air is falling and it brings rain with it

c)

because southern Ohio is always rainy this time of year

d)

because the cold front is meeting the warm front which forces warm air to rise rapidly forming clouds

64.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

65.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

66.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

67.
After a warm front passes through what type of weather will there be?
a)
Rainy or stormy, and cloudy
b)
Clear, dry, and sunny
68.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
69.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
70.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
71.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system

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