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Weather Quiz ‘23

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the point labeled B on the weather map. What kind of weather can you expect here?

a)

Cold and windy

b)

Rainy

c)

Sunny and calm

d)

Snow and wind

2.

Isobars on a weather map show areas of EQUAL pressure. If the Isobars are close together, what does it tell you about the weather in that area on a map?

a)

It is sunny and calm

b)

It is humid and windy

c)

It is windy

d)

It is raining

3.

Which type of air is more dense?

a)

warm air

b)

cold air

c)

tropical air

4.

When two air masses collide, a boundary forms between them called a ________________.

a)

weather front

b)

current

c)

pressure zone

d)

weather forecast

5.

On a weather map, the curved lines showing areas of equal pressure are called

a)

isobars

b)

isotherms

6.

Air masses are classified according to temperature and humidity. What name would be given to a cool, moist air mass?

a)

maritime polar

b)

maritime tropical

c)

continental polar

d)

continental tropical

7.

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place is called

a)

convection

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

radiation

8.

Which direction do weather systems typically move across the United States?

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

North to South

d)

South to North

9.
Using this weather map what is happening in Houston?
a)
Sunny
b)
Windy
c)
Stormy
d)
Snowy
10.

Which type of front moves slowly, or not at all?

a)

Cold Front

b)

Hot Front

c)

Occluded Front

d)

Stationary Front

11.
a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

high pressure

d)

low pressure

12.

Which cities are probably experiencing stormy or rainy weather?

a)

Los Angeles and Charleston

b)

Seattle and Chicago

c)

Chicago and Little Rock

13.

What type of front does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

14.

What front does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

15.

_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

16.
A high pressure system is located north of New York City. What type of weather will be experienced there?
a)
clear, sunny skies
b)
cloudy and rainy
c)

Snow and Ice

d)

Can not be determined from this map

17.

A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?

a)

stay the same

b)

increase

c)

decrease

18.

Which city just had a warm front move through?

a)

Las Vegas

b)

Detroit

c)

Chicago

d)

Dallas

19.

On the weather map, which area just had a cold front move through?

a)

Little Rock

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

Miami

20.

A High Pressure system bring what kind of weather?

a)

Fair and sunny

b)

cold and rainy

c)

thunderstorms

d)

hot and humid