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MetOcean Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a large volume of air with a constant temperature and humidity that covers a vast region.

a)

air mass

b)

front

c)

source region

d)

continental

2.

There are six primary types of air masses covering the planet emerge when you combine the source region with the kind of surface underlying an air mass. Which of the following is not included?

a)

Continental Arctic

b)

Continental Polar

c)

Maritime Tropical

d)

Continental Equatorial

3.

Occurs when the leading edge of a mass of cold air moves into a region of warmer air.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

4.

The region over which an air mass forms is called a ________.

a)

geostrophic region

b)

source region

c)

air mass region

d)

frontal region

5.

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

a)

thunderstorms

b)

warm and clear

c)

hail

d)

clouds and long rains

6.

Which front is in this picture?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

7.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
8.
In a high pressure systems
a)
there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
b)
there are many clouds because the air is very humid
c)
there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
d)
there are many clouds because the air is moving upward
9.
The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?
a)
a line with triangles on it
b)
a line with semi-circles on it
c)
a line with squares on it
d)
a line with circles on it
10.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
11.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
12.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
13.
What types of air masses would be warmer?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
14.
How do we name air masses?
a)
Water and temperature
b)
Air pressure
c)
Humidity and temperature
d)
Cold and warm
15.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
16.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
17.
What direction is the warm front moving on the map? 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
18.

What air mass forms over the Outback Desert in central Australia?

a)

cA or cAA

b)

cP

c)

mP

d)

cT

e)

mT

19.

Most depressions have

a)

2 fronts: a low and a high

b)

3 fronts

c)

2 fronts: a warm and a cold

20.

Depressions are areas of

a)

low pressure which bring rain, cloud and wind

b)

high pressure which bring rain, cloud and wind

c)

high pressure which bring sunshine

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