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Question 1
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Q. A cold, dry air mass would be called -
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continental tropic
continental polar
maritime polar
continental maritime
Question 2
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Q. 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 -
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warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
Question 3
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Q. The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
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flood
front
climate
storm
Question 4
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Q. When a fast moving cold air mass moves into a slower moving warm air mass, we may experience severe storms and we will have cooler weather. What type of front is this?
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warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
Question 5
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Q. When a warm air mass slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
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warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
Question 6
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Q. A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
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front
air mass
cloud
tornado
Question 7
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Q. What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?
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dry and cold weather
wet and cold weather
dry and warm weather
wet and warm weather
Question 8
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Q. An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be -
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maritime polar
maritime tropical
continental polar
continental tropical
Question 9
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Q. A wet, cold air mass would be -
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maritime tropical
maritime polar
continental tropical
continental polar
Question 10
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Q. Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?
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over the ocean, near the equator
over the ocean, near the poles
over a continent, near the equator
over a continent, near the poles
Question 11
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Q. What type of front is this?
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warm front
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
Question 12
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Q. What type of storm front is this?
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warm front
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
Question 13
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Q. What does symbol # 3 mean?
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stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
Question 14
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Q. What does symbol # 1 mean?
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stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
Question 15
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Q. What does symbol # 2 mean?
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stationary front
occluded front
warm front
cold front
Question 16
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Q. What direction is the cold front moving on the map?
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Southwest
Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
Question 17
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Q. What direction is the warm front moving on the map?
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North
South
East
West
Question 18
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Q. What type of weather would you expect to see after a warm front has passed through an area?
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cool and clear skies
warm and humid
thunderstorms
foggy
Question 19
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Q. What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?
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cool and clear skies
warm and humid
thunderstorms
foggy
Question 20
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Q. What characteristics are used to classify air masses?