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WorksheetsAir Masses / Fronts / Thunderstorms / Clouds
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
# 1 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
stratocumulus
cirrocumulus
nimbostratus
# 2 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
cirrus
cumulocirrus
nimbostratus
# 3 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
# 4 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
# 5 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
altostratus
# 6 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
stratocumulus
cumulonimbus
altostratus
# 7 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
stratocumulus
cumulonimbus
stratus
# 8 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
stratocumulus
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
# 9 is which type of cloud.
altocumulus
stratocumulus
cumulus
nimbostratus
Rising thermals with cooler surrounding air is called
convection
convergence
fronts
topography
Lifting of an entire layer of air is called ______________. It is caused by horizontal inflow of air into a region.
convection
convergence
fronts
topography
Lifting when air encounters a mountain is due to
convection
convergence
fronts
topography
When cold and warm air masses interact lifting is cause by
convection
convergence
fronts
topography
Where does precipitation form in the atmosphere
low
middle
high
all of the above
What is the temperature where precipitation forms?
above freezing
below freezing
warm
hot
Frozen raindrops that bounce on impact
snow
sleet
hail
freezing rain
Supercooled water droplets that freeze on impact
snow
sleet
freezing rain
hail
Mid level clouds have this prefix
strato
alto
cirro
cumulo
Low level clouds are called this or have it in their name
alto
stratus
cirrus
cumulus
High level clouds are called this or have it in their name
alto
stratus
cirrus
cumulus
Which air mass develops over the subtropical oceans and transport heat and moisture northward into the U.S.
continental tropical
continental polar
maritime tropical
maritime polar
Which air mass develops over the northern plains of Canada and transports colder and drier air southward.
continental tropical
continental polar
maritime tropical
maritime polar
The transition zone between two air masses of different density is called a
front
downdraft
updraft
microburst
A front that is not moving
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
A transition zone from warm to cold air
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
This weather phenomena is depicted by a line with triangles on one side and half circles on the other
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
This weather phenomena is depicted by triangles on one side of the line
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing cold air mass
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
This weather phenomena is depicted by a line with half circles on one side
cold front
warm front
occluded front
stationary front
This weather phenomena is depicted by triangles on one side of the line
cold front
warm front
stationary front
occluded front
There are approximately _______________ thunderstorms daily, world wide.
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
An ingredient required for thunderstorms to form that comes primarily from the oceans.
wind
moisture
heat
instability
An ingredient required for thunderstorms that is caused by warm moist air at the surface and cold dry air aloft
instability
moisture
heat
lifting
This ingredient for thunderstorms can be caused by heating from the sun, frontal boundaries and terrain
instability
moisture
heat
lifting
The first stage of a thunderstorm
dissipation
mature cumulus
wind
towering cumulus
The second stage of a thunderstorm
dissipation
mature cumulus
wind
towering cumulus
The third stage of a thunderstorm
dissipation
mature cumulus
wind
towering cumulus
Thunderstorms that form in a line which can extend for hundreds of miles.
super cells
multi-cell squall line
multi-cell
downburst
Which type of thunderstorm produces primarily straight line winds?
multi-cell
multi-cell squall line
super cell
towering cumulus
Which type of thunderstorm produces the most tornados?
multi-cell
multi-cell squall line
super cell
towering cumulus
These are highly organized storms characterized by updrafts that can attain speeds over 100 mph
multi-cell
multi-cell squall line
super cells
towering cumulus
A downburst with an outflow less than 2½ miles in horizontal diameter and last for only 2-5 minutes, they can produce destructive winds up to 168 mph
tornado
micro-burst
macro-burst
straight line winds
When cold and warm air masses interact lifting is cause by
convection
convergence
fronts
topography
