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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow do we name air masses?Water and temperatureAir pressureHumidity and temperatureCold and warm
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?DryWetColdWarm
- 3. Multiple Choice
This event can best be identified as what?cold frontwarm frontstationary frontoccluded front - 4. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct symbol for an occluded front?
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of air mass would be moist and cold?mTmPcTcP
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?warm frontcold frontoccluded frontstationary front
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn air mass is cold and dry. Which type of air mass is being described?Tropical MaritimeTropical ContinentalPolar MaritimePolar Continental
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which type of energy drives the water cycle?
Solar energy
Nuclear Energy
Run off
Condensation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does symbol # 3 mean?stationary frontoccluded frontwarm frontcold front
- 10. Multiple Choicethis a large volume of air with a characteristic temperature and humiditycloudisobarmillibarair mass
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a front?A place where air masses meetthe front part of a stormAn area of very high windan area that has fair weather
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen is the temperature in an area most likely to rise?after a cold front passes over the areabefore a cold front passes over the areaafter a warm front passes over the areabefore a warm front passes over the area
- 13. Multiple Choice
When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring?
thunderstorms
warm and clear
hail
clouds and long rains
- 14. Multiple Choice
What type of front is over Ohio?
Warm front
Cold front
Occluded front
Stationary Front
- 15. Multiple Choice
amount of water vapor in the air
cloud
fog
air pressure
humidity
- 16. Multiple Choice
cold, moist air mass that is formed over the ocean in polar areas
continental polar
continental tropical
maritime polar
maritime tropical
- 17. Multiple Choice
forms when a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses (brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow)
occluded front
stationary front
warm front
cold front
- 18. Multiple Choice
brings severe weather of thunderstorms
stationary front
warm front
occluded front
cold front
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMass of WARM AIR (brings warm, wet weather)jet streamhigh pressure arealow pressure areafront
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhen a WARM AIR MASS pushes into a cold air mass.Cold FrontWarm FrontJet StreamOccluded front
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA boundary between two air masses that more or less doesn’t move, but some stationary fronts can wobble back and forth for several hundred miles a day.Stationary FrontWarm FrontCold FrontOccluded Front
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of front is displayed?ColdWarmStationaryOccluded
- 23. Multiple Choice
An air mass is a large blob of air that is defined by its temperature and ____________________.
Elevation (altitude)
Water vapor content (humidity)
Strength
Weather
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which type of air mass is warm and humid?
Continental polar
Continental tropical
Maritime polar
Maritime tropical
- 25. Multiple Choice
This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
- 26. Multiple Choice
Why does warm air rise above cold air?
Warm air is less dense
Warm air is more dense
Cold air is stronger than warm air
- 27. Multiple Choice
Maritime air is _______.
Dry
Moist
Hot
Cold
- 28. Multiple ChoiceLarge body of air with similar temperature, pressure, and humidity.Cold frontWarm frontHigh pressure systemAir mass
- 29. Multiple Choice
This type of front brings short bursts of severe weather followed by steady precipitation for a day or two.
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which situation best describes how a thunderstorm is formed? S6E4.d
Thunderstorms typically occur, when warm, moist air meets cool, dry air.
This is the result of incorrectly thinking air masses of different temperatures do not need to collide in order for thunderstorms to be likely.
This is the result of incorrectly thinking air masses of different temperatures do not need to collide in order for thunderstorms to
be likely.
This is the result of incorrectly thinking air masses of different temperatures do not need to collide in order for thunderstorms to
be likely.
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