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WorksheetsAir Masses and Weather Fronts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. ________________________________ are large bodies of air with similar characteristics such as temperature and humidity.
Air masses
Air pockets
Air currents
Air streams
What factors contribute to the movement of air masses across the globe?
wind patterns
gravity
ocean currents
earth's rotation
3. ________________________________ form at the boundaries of two air masses.
Fronts
Pressure systems
Cloud formations
Thermal inversions
Air mass that formed over the north pole is cold and dry, while an air mass that formed over a warm ocean is warm and moist.
Air mass from the north pole is cold and dry, while the air mass from a warm ocean is warm and moist.
Both air masses have similar characteristics.
Air mass from the north pole is warm and moist, while the air mass from a warm ocean is cold and dry.
Air mass from the north pole is highly humid, whereas the air mass from a warm ocean is dry.
A ________________________________ makes predictions and forecasts the weather.
meteorologist
geologist
astronomer
virologist
6. ________________________________ is the measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
Humidity
Dew point
Barometric pressure
Temperature
7. Name and describe 2 different kinds of weather fronts: Select the most common pair.
Cold front and Warm front
Stationary front and Occluded front
Cold front and Occluded front
Warm front and Stationary front
Meteorologists indicate different types of weather fronts on a weather map by:
Using symbols such as triangles for cold fronts and semicircles for warm fronts
Using colored lines only with no symbols
Using temperature gradients
Using wind direction markers
9. Weather formation with an occluded front - determine the resulting weather condition.
Cloudy with rain
Clear and sunny
Foggy conditions
Windy and dry
A cold front often signals sunny warm weather.
True
False
