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WorksheetsAir Masses and Fronts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
2.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
3.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
4.
When a warm air mass slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
5.
When a fast moving cold air mass moves into a slower moving warm air mass, we may experience severe storms and we will have cooler weather. What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
6.
What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?
a)
dry and cold weather
b)
wet and cold weather
c)
dry and warm weather
d)
wet and warm weather
7.
An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be -
a)
maritime polar
b)
maritime tropical
c)
continental polar
d)
continental tropical
8.
Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?
a)
over the ocean, near the equator
b)
over the ocean, near the poles
c)
over a continent, near the equator
d)
over a continent, near the poles
9.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
10.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
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