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EES Meteorology - Fronts

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An air mass has similar

a)

temperature and moisture

b)

cold and wind

c)

rain and temperature

d)

warm and dry

2.

What happens when two air masses meet?

a)

a hurricane occurs

b)

a dog barks

c)

a front is created

d)

warm air enters

3.

Which front does this show?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

4.

What is the name this front?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

5.

cold air pushes into warm air

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

6.

Fast temperature drop with short-lived, heavier rain.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

7.

Warm air pushes into cold air

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

8.
An approaching front stalls.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
9.
Warm air glides above a cold air mass
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
10.

Temp warms, then cools. Significantly heavier rain due to the combination of two fronts.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

11.

Warm and cold air meet, but neither pushes the other out of the way. Usually lighter rain that lasts for a long time.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

12.

Slow temperature rise with long-lasting, lighter rain.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

13.
A colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass. 
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
14.
A few days of warm weather occur.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
15.

When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring?

a)

thunderstorms

b)

warmer

c)

hail

d)

clouds and heavy rains

16.

Which front is there little to no movement?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

17.
A fast-moving cold front catches up with a slow-moving warm front
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
18.

What kind of front(s) commonly result(s) in thunderstorms? (select all that apply)

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

19.

fast-moving cold front pushes into existing slow-moving warm front

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

20.

Warm air is forced to rise (select all that apply)

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

21.

A wide blanket of stratus clouds is created.

a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
22.

This front moves the slowest (of these options).

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

occluded

23.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

24.

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

25.
An occluded front may remain in the same place for several days, producing light wind and precipitation.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

Why does warm air rise above cold air?

a)

Warm air is less dense

b)

Warm air is more dense

c)

Cold air is stronger than warm air

27.

Which front is in this picture?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

28.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but cannot move one another so they both stay still for several days.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

29.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward.  It can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation. 
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front 
30.

What type of front is over Texas?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

31.

What type of front is over Michigan and the Great Lakes?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary Front

32.

What location represents a cold air mass? (select all that apply)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

33.

What location represents a warm air mass? (select all that apply)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

34.

Point D is moving toward what direction?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

35.

Point B is moving toward what direction?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

36.

Point E is moving toward what direction?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

South

d)

North

37.

This L pressure system is moving in what direction?

a)

clockwise

b)

counterclockwise

38.

What type of front is about to form at the (L) in the northern part of the map?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

e)

E

39.

Which location is currently cloudy and warm, but about to become colder, very quickly?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E