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Meteorology

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is an air mass?

a)

small body of air that has different properties of the area where it forms.

b)

a body of water

c)

large body of air that has similar properties of the area where it forms.

d)

a body of air

2.

what kind of weather comes from a maritime tropical air mass?

a)

moist, cold

b)

moist, warm

c)

dry, warm

d)

dry, cold

3.

what is an occluded front?

a)

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses.

b)

a front where a cold air mass doubles.

c)

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two warm air masses.

d)

a warm front.

4.

what kind of cloud is a cirrus cloud?

a)

wispy

b)

fluffy

c)

flat

d)

giant

5.

How do winds blow in a cyclone?

a)

towards all the houses.

b)

towards a center of high pressure.

c)

towards the sky.

d)

towards a center of low pressure.

6.

the main reason the weather changes is the movement of air masses.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

A continential tropical air masses results in ______ weather

a)

dry

b)

cold

c)

warm

d)

moist

8.

what happens when an air mass moves to a new region.

a)

it brings characteristics with it.

b)

it completely changes.

c)

it takes on the conditions of the new region

d)

it doesn't do anything.

9.

Cold fronts always bring snow and ice

a)

true

b)

false

10.

in the USA air masses move west to east

a)

true

b)

false

11.

what do you think of the quiz so far?

a)

eehhh

b)

i hate you

c)

i dont care

d)

i love it!