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Weather, Air masses and Fronts Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name (Last, First)
4 lines
2.
hour
a)
2nd
b)

1st

c)
5th
d)

6th

3.
Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from
a)
maritime polar air masses
b)
maritime tropical air masses
c)
continental polar air masses
d)
continental tropical air masses
4.
Warm, dry air affecting Mexico will often comes from
a)
maritime polar air masses
b)
maritime tropical air masses
c)
continental polar air masses
d)
continental tropical air masses
5.
Warm, humid (wet) air affecting United States will comes from
a)
maritime polar air masses
b)
maritime tropical air masses
c)
continental polar air masses
d)
continental tropical air masses
6.
Cold, humid (wet) air affecting United States will comes from
a)
maritime polar air masses
b)
maritime tropical air masses
c)
continental polar air masses
d)
continental tropical air masses
7.
When a warm air mass and cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
a)
occluded front
b)
warm cold
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
8.
What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?
a)
monsoon rains
b)
warm and moist
c)
cold and moist
d)
warm and dry
9.
The sun's rays are least direct
a)
near the poles
b)
near the equator
c)
at high altitudes
d)
far from the ocean
10.
In the Northern hemisphere, winds move to the right or clockwise due to the ____________________________.
a)
convection currents
b)
jet steams
c)
westerlies
d)
Coriolos Effect
11.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called
a)
evaporation
b)
dew point
c)
atmosphere
d)
humidity
12.
The four types of fronts are:
a)
cold, warm, stationary, moving
b)
cold warm, cool, hot
c)
cold, warm, stationary, occluded
d)
cold, freezing, warm, hot
13.
In a _________ front, the warm air mass moves up over the cold air mass.
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
14.
The transfer of heat by the movement in a fluid is
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
thermal
15.
In a ___________ front, a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
16.
In a ___________ front, neither air mass moves.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
17.
True or False The Sun heats the Earth's surfaces evenly.
a)
True
b)
False
18.

What is the name of the scientist who study the weather

a)

meterologist

b)

scientist

c)

weatherologist

d)

biologist

19.

Temperature measures the amount of _________

a)

kinetic

b)

thermal

c)

energy

d)

mechanical

20.

An __________ will spin with the wind to measure the speed of the wind.

a)
anemometer
b)
thermometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
barometer
21.

A barometer measures air _________, or the weight of the atmosphere.

a)
humidity
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
22.

Climate is determined by a few factors (check all that apply)

a)

distance to equator

b)

large bodies of water

c)

polar

d)

elevation

23.

What is the blanket of air that surrounds the Earth?

a)

Gases

b)
Atmosphere
c)

Temperature

d)

Space

24.

The imaginary line around which the Earth rotates is called the _______

a)
equator
b)
meridian
c)
axis
d)
horizon
25.

What are all the forms of precipitation? (Check all that apply)

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

hail

26.

What type of pressure brings cloudy, rainy weather?

a)

Low-pressure

b)
Tropical storms
c)
Clear skies
d)
High-pressure systems
27.

______ pressure brings clear, sunny weather.

a)
High
b)
Stable
c)
Variable
d)
Low

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