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Air Masses And Fronts
Test Description: This contains just basic definitions of the types of air masses and fronts. Made for a 9th grade general science classroom.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A large body of air that has similiar temperature, humidity and air pressure
A
air mass
B
cirrus
C
front
D
airlargo
2) A warm, humid air mass that forms over oceans near the tropics. Brings hot humid weather in the summer and heavy rain and snow in the winter.
A
Maritime Tropical
B
Continental Tropical
C
Maritime Polar
D
Continental Polar
3) A cool, humid air mass that forms over icy cold North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans.
A
Martime Tropical
B
Continental Tropical
C
Maritime Polar
D
Continental Polar
4) Hot, dry air masses that form only in the summer.
A
Continental Tropical
B
Maritime Tropical
C
Maritime Polar
D
Continental Polar
5) Cool, dry air masses that form over central and northern Canada and Alaska. Can bring storms in the summer.
A
Maritime Polar
B
Continental Polar
C
Continental Tropical
D
Maritime Tropical
6) The area where two air masses meet but do not mix.
A
movies
B
boundary
C
front
D
air mass
7) Occurs when a dense cold air mass slides under warm, lighter air, which pushes the warm air upward. Causes severe weather and then clear skies and cool temperatures.
A
warm front
B
occluded front
C
cold front
D
stationary front
8) Fast warm air masses collides with a slow cold air mass, moving overtop of the cold. Brings clouds, storms, and rain.
A
occluded front
B
warm front
C
cold front
D
stationary front
9) Cold and warm air masses that meet but don't move each other, causing a standoff. Can bring many days of clouds and precipitation.
A
stationary front
B
warm front
C
occluded front
D
cold front
10) When a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses. This causes the cool air masses to mix and bring cooler ground temperatures as well as clouds, rain or snow.
A
cold front
B
stationary front
C
occluded front
D
warm front
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