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Earth's Atmosphere

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
2.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
3.
Rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
4.
When a warm air mass gently 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.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
6.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
7.
A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?
a)
snow  
b)
sunny and fair
c)
rain and/or thunderstorms 
d)
 cool and dry 
8.
When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______. 
a)
stationary front 
b)
 cold front 
c)
occluded front
d)
warm front 
9.
What type of storm front if this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
10.
4. An air mass is...
a)
A body of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
b)
a body of air that produces rain
c)
A body  of evaporated water
d)
the weight of air
11.

_________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time.

a)

weather

b)

air mass

c)

climate

12.

__________ is a disturbance in the atmosphere.

a)

air mass

b)

storm

c)

climate

d)

weather

13.

Thunderstorms include :

a)

lightning

b)

strong winds

c)

flash floods

d)

all the above

14.

How are tornadoes and derechos different?

a)

Tornadoes occur on land while derechos occur on water

b)

Tornadoes can change directions but derechos move in one way

c)

Tornadoes is an English word while derechos is an Italian word

15.

________ occur where the ocean is warm.

a)

Tornadoes

b)

derechos

c)

tropical storms

d)

winter storms

16.

Hurricanes are type of _____________

a)

tornadoes

b)

tropical storms

c)

winter storms

d)

derochoes

17.

Climate is _________

a)

the average temperature over time

b)

average weather over time

c)

average rainfall overtime