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Chapter 19 Test Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as an ___.

a)

air mass

b)

cyclone

c)

anticyclone

d)

front

2.

Which two properties characterize an air mass

a)

Temperature and Pressure

b)

Temperature and Location

c)

Temperature and Humidity/Moisture

d)

Moisture and Pressure

3.

An air mass gets its characteristic properties from an area known as the ____.

a)

Weather site

b)

Place of origin

c)

Classification region

d)

Source region

4.

Which type of air mass originates in northern Canada?

a)

mT

b)

cP

c)

mP

d)

cT

5.

Maritime air masses form _____.

a)

over land

b)

over water

c)

only in winter

d)

only in summer

6.

An mT air mass is best described as _____.

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

hot and dry

d)

hot and wet

7.

Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in much of the United States?

a)

cP and mT

b)

mP and cT

c)

mP and cP

d)

mT and cT

8.

The boundary that separates different air masses is called a(n) _____.

a)

front

b)

cyclone

c)

anticyclone

d)

storm

9.

On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

10.

On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with semicircles extending on one side?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

11.

What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

12.

Which of the following is characteristic of the air mass labeled F?

a)

hot and dry

b)

hot and wet

c)

cold and dry

d)

cold and wet

13.

Which air masses would be associated with cold, wet conditions?

a)

A and E

b)

B and D

c)

A and D

d)

G and F

14.

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front, _____.

a)

the fronts cancel each other out

b)

cloud formation ceases

c)

a stationary front forms

d)

an occluded front forms

15.

Along a front, which type of air is always forced up?

a)

cooler, denser air

b)

warmer, less dense air

c)

the driest air

d)

the wettest air

16.

Which stage happens first in the life cycle of a middle-latitude cyclone?

a)

Occlusion happens

b)

Wave shape forms

c)

Air flows counterclockwise

d)

A front forms

17.

Which of the following best describes the pressure in a middle-latitude cyclone?

a)

Pressure DECREASES toward the center

b)

Pressure REMAINS the SAME everywhere

c)

Pressure INCREASES toward the center

d)

The pressure is NOT PREDICTABLE

18.

What type of front usually produces several hours of light-to-moderate precipitation over a large region?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

both

d)

neither

19.

A cold, dry air mass that moves over warm, tropical waters will likely become ___.

a)

colder and drier

b)

warmer and drier

c)

colder and wetter

d)

warmer and wetter

20.

A cT air mass is ___.

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

hot and dry

d)

hot and wet

21.

Which air mass may produce an occasional "nor'easter" during winter?

a)

mT

b)

cP

c)

cT

d)

mP

22.

Along which type of front is the intensity of precipitation generally heavy, but short-lived?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

23.

How does surface air flow in a middle-latitude cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

outward and clockwise

b)

outward and counterclockwise

c)

inward and clockwise

d)

inward and counterclockwise

24.

Thunderstorms form when warm, humid air rises in an ___.

a)

unstable environment

b)

stable environment

c)

clockwise spiral

d)

counterclockwise spiral

25.

A rotating column of air is called a ___.

a)

hurricane

b)

anticyclone

c)

vortex

d)

cumulonimbus cloud

26.

The center of a tornado is characterized by its ___.

a)

very high pressure

b)

eye wall

c)

low pressure

d)

sinking air

27.

Tornadoes are most frequent from ___.

a)

January to March

b)

April to June

c)

October to December

d)

July to August

28.

Typhoon is another name for ___.

a)

wave cyclone

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

thunderstorm

29.

What causes a hurricane to lose energy when it moves onto land?

a)

friction

b)

lack of warm, moist air

c)

both

d)

neither