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WorksheetsWeather, Air Mass
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
An air mass is...
a)
A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
b)
A pocket of convection
c)
A pocket of evaporation
2.
Air masses develop because the Earth is heated unevenly.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
4.
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
5.
When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses, it forms a/an
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
6.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
7.
When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
8.
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
9.
A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
a)
front
b)
air mass
c)
cloud
d)
tornado
10.
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
11.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
12.
What is the source region of 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
13.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
14.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
What does symbol # 4 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
17.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
18.
What causes precipitation?
a)
The ocean spray from large waves
b)
meteorologists creating cloud names
c)
cool air suddenly heating up
d)
water droplets in clouds getting too heavy
19.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
20.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
21.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
22.
What type of front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
23.
How does a low pressure system move?
a)
The air drifts toward the center and upwards
b)
Air moves downwards and outwards
24.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
25.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
Stormy weather
b)
Clear skies, little rain
26.
How does the air in a high pressure system move?
a)
Inwards and upwards
b)
downwards and outwards
27.
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _________________.
a)
exosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
28.
The 2 most abundant gases found in all layers of the atmosphere are:
a)
argon & carbon dioxide
b)
hydrogen & helium
c)
nitrogen & oxygen
d)
ozone & water vapor
29.
ALL of the following are forms of condensation EXCEPT for:
a)
clouds
b)
dew
c)
frost
d)
rain
30.
The release of moisture through the leaves of a plant is called______________.
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
31.
When warm air or water rises then cools as it gets away from the heat source this causes a ______________ current in the ocean or atmosphere.
a)
circulation
b)
convection
c)
distribution
d)
transmission
32.
Sometimes a cloud may form at or near the ground when the ground cools at night after a warm, humid day. This type of cloud is known as:
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
fog
d)
nimbostratus
33.
What does a psychrometer measure?
a)
temperature
b)
humidity
c)
wind speed
d)
distance
34.
What causes winds and water to appear to follow a curved path
a)
jet stream
b)
coriolis effect
c)
air pressure
d)
the equator
35.
How does an anemometer work?
a)
cups spin and measure the wind speed
b)
rain or snow falls into it and it measures the amount
c)
it catches the wind and points to the direction its blowing
d)
it determines how heavy the air is and predicts storms
36.
High pressure means the temperature will be hot.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
38.
When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, it is:
a)
at its dew point
b)
saturated
c)
at its dew point AND saturated
d)
none of the rest
39.
Cold air traveling south from Canada is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
40.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
41.
Which option pictured shows how sleet forms?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
42.
Which weather tool measures the amount of kinetic energy in molecules?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anememeter
43.
What is the edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air called?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
thunderstorm
d)
cloud
44.
Why does precipitation fall from clouds?
a)
Water on the ground is heated by the sun.
b)
Living things on the ground need water.
c)
Water droplets are get too heavy to float in air.
d)
The temperature on the ground is very warm.
45.
Weather associated with high pressure is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
unpreditable
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
46.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulance
47.
What happens to water vapor as it rises higher and higher in the air?
a)
the vapor cools and then condenses to form clouds.
b)
the vapor heats and then evaporates to form clouds.
c)
the vapor cools and then evaporates to form clouds.
d)
the vapor heats and then condenses to form clouds.
48.
This is the measurement of how much water vapor is in the air.
a)
wind
b)
humidity
c)
condensation
d)
air pressure
49.
What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
50.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
51.
Dew Point is the
a)
temperature air cools down to reach condensation
b)
temperature where ice melts to liquid water
c)
temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor
d)
time of day when dew on the ground disappears
52.
Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from
a)
Maritime Polar air mass
b)
Maritime Tropical air mass
c)
continental polar air mass
d)
continental tropical air mass
53.
This type of front occurs when a cold front catches up with a warm front
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Stationary Front
54.
Isobars are lines on a map joining places that have the same
a)
wind speed
b)
temperature
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
55.
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
a)
dew
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitaiton
56.
What does A represent? In what direction is it moving?
a)
warm front, south
b)
cold front, south
c)
cold front, north
d)
warm front, north
57.
What is B called?
a)
isobar
b)
cold front
c)
isotherm
d)
warm front
58.
What does D represent? In what direction is it moving?
a)
warm front, east
b)
warm front, west
c)
cold front, east
d)
cold front, west
59.
What does F connect?
a)
points of equal temperature
b)
points of wind gales
c)
points of equal air pressure
d)
points of equal humidity
60.
What classifies the the name of an air front?
a)
Where it forms (land or water) and how close it was formed near the equator.
b)
What state it was formed in.
61.
what stage of the water cycle do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
62.
What would form from condensation at ground level when it is 25 degrees F?
a)
Dew
b)
Frost
c)
Rain
d)
Clouds
63.
Wind Vane measures?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind Direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
64.
When water vapor at the surface condenses and temperatures are above freezing, what forms?
a)
dew
b)
fog
c)
frost
d)
rain
65.
What factors determine the type of precipitation an area receives?
a)
Cloud and land altitude
b)
Cloud and air temperature
c)
Only land temperature
d)
Only cloud altitude
66.
What is number 1?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Transpiration
67.
What is number 2?
a)
Surface Run-off
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Evaporation
68.
What is number 3?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Precipitation
69.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
70.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
71.
of the following statements is correct regarding pressure systems?
a)
High pressure air contains warm air that rises.
b)
High pressure air contains cold air that rises.
c)
Low pressure air contains warm air that rises.
d)
Low pressure air contains cold air that rises.
72.
What does the weather instrument seen in the picture measure?
a)
temperature
b)
pressure
c)
wind speed
d)
precipitation
73.
What is the purpose of the weather instrument seen in the picture?
a)
to measure air pressure
b)
to measure wind direction
c)
to measure wind speed
d)
to measure precipitation
74.
What happens to a body of air as it rises?
a)
It expands and cools.
b)
It expands and warms.
c)
It compresses and warms.
d)
It compresses and cools.
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