WorksheetsAir masses and Fronts Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False
The Sun heats the Earth's surfaces evenly.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
In a ___________ front, neither air mass moves.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
3.
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
4.
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
5.
In a sea breeze, warm air rises over the hot sand causing air pressure to decrease. Therefore, warm air creates ________ pressure over the land.
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
6.
A sea breeze happens during ___________
a)
day
b)
night
c)
all day
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Which global wind moves from the west?
a)
easterlies
b)
westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
jet stream
12.
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
13.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called
a)
evaporation
b)
dew point
c)
atmosphere
d)
humidity
14.
The transfer of heat by the movement in a fluid is
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
thermal
15.
In a land breeze, cool air sinks over the land creating _________pressure.
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
16.
A land breeze happens during ___________
a)
day
b)
night
c)
all day
17.
Which global wind moves from the east?
a)
easterlies
b)
westerlies
c)
jet stream
18.
In a ___________ front, a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
19.
The sun's rays are least direct
a)
near the poles
b)
near the equator
c)
at high altitudes
d)
far from the ocean
20.
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
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