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- 1. Multiple Choice
This is the symbol for which type of front?cold frontwarm frontoccluded frontstationary front - 2. Multiple ChoiceThis is the symbol for which type of front?cold frontwarm frontstationary frontoccluded front
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis is the symbol for which type of front?cold frontwarm frontoccluded frontstationary front
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of air would you find at air mass A?cold, drywarm, humidwarm, drycold, humid
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of air would you find at air mass B?cold, drywarm, humidwarm, drycold, humid
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of air would you find at air mass C?cold, drywarm, humidwarm, drycold, humid
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich pressure system can produce storms?low pressure systemhigh pressure system
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of pressure system produces clear/fair/sunny weather?low pressure systemhigh pressure system
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass will form over the Atlantic ocean near the equator?
Dry and warm
Dry and Cold
Humid and Warm
Humid and Cold
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow do we name air masses?Water and temperatureAir pressureHumidity and temperatureCold and warm
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of front is displayed?ColdWarmStationaryOccluded
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of front is displayed?ColdWarmStationaryOccluded
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of front is displayed?ColdWarmStationaryOccluded
- 14. Multiple Choice
All the following would bring precipitation except?
Low pressure
cold front
High pressure
Warm front
- 15. Multiple Choice
An air mass travels north over the Pacific Ocean, from the tropics, and then eastward across the United States. Which weather pattern can be expected?
warm and wet
cool and wet
warm and dry
cool and dry
- 16. Multiple Choice
A model is shown. The blue warm water from the jar rises to the top of the bowl. This model is MOST likely showing which event?
the convection currents that form thunderstorms
the way heat is transferred from a gas grill to food
the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs
the direction in which a hurricane moves
- 17. Multiple Choice
The reading on a barometer rises when ......
air pressure increases.
air pressure decreases.
air humidity increases.
air humidity decreases.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Cumulonimbus clouds often form along cold fronts. Which type of weather is most likely to occur along a cold front?
Sunny & Dry
Moderate temperature with no precipitation
Rain & possible thunderstorms
High Temperatures with rain
- 19. Multiple Choice
Robert noticed that sunny skies suddenly became stormy. Which most likely happened when the weather changed in this way?
Winds weakened
Humidity decreased
Air Pressire decreased
Temperature increased
- 20. Multiple Choice
High pressure systems are usually associated with what type of weather?
Clouds and precipitation
Fair weather and sunny
Severe Thunderstorms
Jet Streams
- 21. Multiple Choice
Low pressure systems are associated with what type of weather?
Clouds & precipitation
Fair weather & sunny
Jet Streams
Dry Air
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following forms when neither a colder air mass nor a warmer air mass moves at a frontal boundary (may produce several days of rain)?cold frontwarm frontoccluded frontstationary front
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following forms when a colder air mass collides with and slides under a warmer air mass (may produce storms)?cold frontwarm frontoccluded frontstationary front
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following forms when a warmer air mass collides with and rides over a colder air mass?cold frontwarm frontoccluded frontstationary front
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhen two different air masses collide...A front formsThey casually become oneA new planet evolvesDinosaurs become extinct
- 26. Multiple Choice
What type of air would a continental polar air mass bring?
Warm and humid
Warm and dry
Cold and humid
Cold and dry
- 27. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass is associated with warm and humid air?
Continental tropic
Maritime tropic
Continental polar
Maritime polar
- 28. Multiple Choice
What type of air mass is associated with cold and humid air?
Maritime polar
Continental polar
Maritime tropic
Continental tropic
- 29. Multiple Choice
What type of air would a continental tropic air mass bring?
warm and humid
warm and dry
cold and dry
cold and humid
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?cPmPcTmT
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?cPmPcTmT
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as warm and moist?cPmPcTmT
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and cold?cPmPcTmT
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA drop in atmospheric pressure usually indicates the approach of a storm, such as a hurricane.Which weather instrument do meteorologists use to predict this drop in pressure?anemometerbarometerthermometerpsychrometer
- 35. Multiple Choice
An unequal heating of the surface of Earth by the sun causes areas of high and low pressure to form.
What do the arrows in the diagram most likely represent?
wind
clouds
runoff
precipitation
- 36. Multiple Choice
The model shows the interaction of two air masses.
Which statement best explains the basic cause for a thunderstorm?
A thunderstorm is caused by the convergence of any two air masses with different altitudes.
A thunderstorm is caused by the convergence of air masses with different temperatures.
A thunderstorm is caused by the convergence of air masses having different speeds due to their accompanying wind directions.
A thunderstorm is caused by the convergence of any two air masses moving in opposite directions.
- 37. Multiple Choice
The following maps show a front as it moves east across the United States. Which of these describes the weather change that can be expected for Amarillo, Texas?
The cold front will bring cooler temperatures and snow.
The cold front will bring cooler temperatures thunderstorms and rain
The warm front will bring warm dry air that will last a few days
The warm front will bring warm air and rain that will last a few days.
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which map shows the two correctly labeled air masses that frequently converge in the central plains to cause tornadoes?
- 39. Multiple Choice
When a cold air mass moves in and takes over a warm air mass sometimes causes cumulonimbus clouds and thunderstorms. What type of front is this describing?
Cold Front
Occluded Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
- 40. Multiple Choice
When warm air moves over cold air, a warm front forms. The warm air tends to rise along a gentle slope above the cold air and form layers of clouds. Which of the following cloud types and weather conditions would most likely result from a warm front?
isolated cirrus clouds and clear weather
nimbostratus clouds and drizzly rain
cumulus clouds and clear weather
cumulonimbus clouds and thunderstorms
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