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WorksheetsAir Mass and Front
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
An air mass is...
a)
A pocket of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
b)
A pocket of convection
c)
A pocket of evaporation
2.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
3.
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
4.
When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
5.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
10.
Where would you find 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
11.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
13.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
14.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
15.
What does symbol # 4 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
16.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
17.
What type of front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
18.
How does a low pressure system move?
a)
The air drifts to the center and is moved upwards
b)
Air moves downwards and outwards
19.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
20.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
Stormy weather
b)
Clear skies, little rain
21.
How does the air in a high pressure system move?
a)
Inwards and upwards
b)
downwards and outwards
22.
What air mass is #1?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
23.
What air mass is #2?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
24.
What air mass is #3?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
25.
What air mass is #4?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
26.
What air mass is #5?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
27.
What air mass is #6?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
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