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4/10: Quizizz: Station models, Fronts, Air masses, & Winds belt

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Front will create Heavy Rain, Thunder Storms and Severe Weather?

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

2.

How can we convert the coded sea-level air pressures of 500 and UP+ on a station model?

a)

Add a 9 in the front and a decimal point before the last number

b)

Add a 10 in the front and a decimal point before the last number

c)

Add a 5 in the front and a decimal point before the last number

d)

Add a 7 and a decimal point after the last number

3.

How can we convert the coded sea-level air pressures of LESS than 500 on a station model?

a)

Add a 9 in the front and a decimal point before the last number

b)

Add a 10 in the front and a decimal point before the last number

c)

Add a 5 in the front and a decimal point before the last number

d)

Add a 7 and a decimal point after the last number

4.

What is the actual barometric pressure for the following station model?

** Convert the Coded pressure to its ORIGINAL form.

a)

987 mb

b)

998.7 mb

c)

1098.7 mb

d)

1098 mb

5.

What is the amount of cloud cover for the following station model?

a)

1/4 = 25%

b)

1/2 = 50%

c)

3/4 = 75%

d)

1/10 = 10%

6.

Wind always blows from

a)

High temperature to low temperature

b)

Low Pressure to High Pressure

c)

High humidity to low humidity

d)

High Pressure to Low Pressure

7.

Around a LOW pressure center, winds will blow...

a)

Clockwise and toward the center (inwards)

b)

Clockwise and away from the center (outwards)

c)

Counterclockwise and toward the center (inwards)

d)

Counterclockwise and away from the center (outwards)

8.

Around a HIGH pressure center, winds will blow...

a)

Clockwise and toward the center (inwards)

b)

Clockwise and away from the center (outwards)

c)

Counterclockwise and toward the center (inwards)

d)

Counterclockwise and away from the center (outwards)

9.

Which station model shows an air temperature of 75°F and an air pressure of 996.3 mb?

*In order to answer this correctly look at the reference table to see where temperature is located on a station model. You will also have to make sure that the the air pressure is coded properly

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

Which map best represents the surface wind pattern around Northern Hemisphere high-pressure and low-pressure centers?

a)

b)

c)

d)

11.
What evidence is there that Utica has the highest relative humidity and greatest chance for rain?
a)
Not many clouds and a low dew point
b)

100 percent cloud cover and a close air temperature and dew point

c)
high pressure and fast winds
12.

Which station model shows the correct form for indicating a northwest wind at 25 knots and an air pressure of 1023.7 mb?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What is the barometric trend?

a)

13 mb decrease in the past 3 hours

b)

1.3 mb decrease in past 3 hours

c)

1.3 mb increase in the past 3 hours

d)

13 mb increase in the past 3 hours

e)

.13 mb decrease in the past 3 hours

14.

What is the sea level air pressure on this station model?

a)

100.02 mb

b)

100.2 mb

c)

900.2 mb

d)

1000.2 mb

e)

002

15.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
16.

Which type of air mass brings WARM and DRY weather?

a)

Maritime Polar (mP)

b)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

c)

Continental Polar (cP)

d)

Continental Tropical (cT)

17.

Which type of air mass brings WARM and WET weather?

a)

Maritime Polar (mP)

b)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

c)

Continental Polar (cP)

d)

Continental Tropical (cT)

18.

Which type of air mass bring COLD and WET weather?

a)

Maritime Polar (mP)

b)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

c)

Continental Polar (cP)

d)

Continental Tropical (cT)

19.

Which type of air mass bring COLD and DRY weather?

a)

Maritime Polar (mP)

b)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

c)

Continental Polar (cP)

d)

Continental Tropical (cT)

20.

What type of weather would you expect in high pressure?

a)

sunny clear skies, cool, dry air

b)

foggy skies, light rain, moist, cold air

c)

sunny skies, humid, warm air

d)

cloudy skies, warm, moist air

21.

What is the relationship is correct between air pressure and the weather?

a)

A rise in air pressure indicates stormy weather.

b)

A drop (fall) in air pressure indicates stormy weather.

c)

A drop (fall) in air pressure indicates cold weather.

d)

A rise in air pressure indicates warm weather.

22.
What type of air mass would form over the northern Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Continental Polar Air Mass
b)
Maritime Tropical Air Mass
c)
Maritime Polar Air Mass
d)
Continental Tropical Air Mass
23.

Which cross section best represents a warm front?

a)

Diagram A

b)

Diagram B

c)

Diagram C

d)

Diagram D

24.

Which geographic region is the most common source region for the mT air masses that move into New York State?

a)

northern Canada

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

southwestern United States

25.

Compared to a Continental tropical air mass, a maritime polar air mass has a...

a)

higher temperature and more water vapor

b)

higher temperature and less water vapor

c)

lower temperature and more water vapor

d)

lower temperature and less water vapor

26.

The three diagrams below represent three frontal boundaries with the surface locations of the fronts labeled A, B, and C. Arrows indicate direction of air movement. Which table correctly matches each letter with the type of frontal boundary it represents?

a)

Diagram A

b)

Diagram B

c)

Diagram C

d)

Diagram D

27.

The map below shows surface air temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, reported by weather stations in the north-central United States. Letter X represents an air mass moving in the direction shown by the arrow. A line marks a frontal boundary advancing in a southeasterly direction. Which weather-map symbols best represent air-mass X and the frontal boundary shown on the map?

(HINT: Think about where the air mass "X" is coming from)?

a)

cP

b)

mP

c)

cT

d)

mT

28.

The diagram below represents a cross section of air masses and frontal surfaces along line AB, which is an occluded front along a LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. The dashed lines represent precipitation. Which weather map best represents this frontal system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

What two letter air mass symbols are found across the occluded front that is forming from A to B?

(REMEMBER that lower case letter c or m are written 1st and then UPPER CASE LETTERS T OR P are written 2nd)

a)

C

b)

D

c)

d)

30.

The weather map below shows a portion of a low-pressure system. Which front will most likely pass over location A during the next two hours?

(HINT: What front will reach location A next? )

a)

warm

b)

stationary

c)

occluded

d)

cold

31.

Air at Low Pressure areas will...

a)

Sink and Converge

b)

Sink and Diverge

c)

Rise and Diverge

d)

Rise and Converge

32.

Air at High Pressure areas will...

a)

Sink and Converge

b)

Sink and Diverge

c)

Rise and Diverge

d)

Rise and Converge

33.

Which cell is responsible for the rising air at the equator?

a)

Polar cell

b)

Ferrel cell

c)

Hadley cell

d)

Subtropical cell

34.

Coriolis Effect

a)

bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude

b)

the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earths rotation

c)

winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

d)

narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

35.
At which latitudes do currents of dry, sinking air cause the dry conditions of Earth's major deserts?
a)
0° and 30°N
b)
60°N and 60°S
c)
30°N and 30°S
d)
60°S and 90°S
36.

Where can you find a rainforest?

a)

30°N

b)

30°S

c)

90°S

d)

37.
Which geographic area is a common source region for cP air masses that move into New York State? 
a)
southwestern United States 
b)
central Canada
c)
the north Pacific Ocean
d)
the Gulf of Mexico
38.

Which explains what happens when a cold front meets a warm front?

a)

The cold air rises over the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

b)

The cold air pushes the warm air down to the ground, forming clouds followed by rain.

c)

The cold air pushes under the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

d)

The cold air rises and evenly mixes with the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

39.

Which map shows the regions that are most likely experiencing the precipitation associated with this weather system?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

The L on the map represents the center of the low-pressure system. Two fronts extend from the center of the low, and are labeled front 1 and front 2. Cloud cover has been omitted from the station models. Which map best represents the type of fronts and direction of movement of these fronts in relation to the low-pressure center?

**The Fronts Must be Facing the the proper direction (TOWARDS the East)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D