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WorksheetsInteractions of Air
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
2.
What does symbol # 4 mean?
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
3.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
4.
What type of of air mass is dry and warm?
a)
cP
b)
cT
c)
mP
d)
mT
5.
What type of of air mass is moist and warm?
a)
mP
b)
mT
c)
cT
d)
cP
6.
What type of of air mass is dry and cold?
a)
mP
b)
mT
c)
cP
d)
cT
7.
What type of air mass is wet and cold?
a)
mP
b)
MT
c)
cT
d)
cP
8.
What type of storm front if this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
9.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
10.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
11.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
12.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
13.
What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
a)
continental deflection
b)
the rotation of the Earth
c)
Moon's gravity
d)
unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
14.
The Coriolis effect causes ___________.
a)
the Earth to rotate on its axis
b)
continental deflection
c)
global winds and ocean surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
d)
global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.
15.
How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?
a)
Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
b)
Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.
c)
Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
d)
Air always moves from east to west.
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