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Air Masses And Fronts
Test Description: This will help you review air masses, fronts, cyclones, and anticyclones.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from_____________ air masses
A
continental polar
B
maritime polar
C
continental tropical
D
maritime tropical
2) What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to southwestern United States?
A
hot and dry
B
warm and moist
C
cold and moist
D
monsoon rains
3) In the continental United States, air masses are commonly moved by jet streams and the
A
anticyclones
B
prevailing westerlies
C
storm surges
D
stationary fronts.
4) The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from
A
east to west
B
south to north
C
west to east
D
north to south
5) When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
A
stationary front
B
occluded front
C
cold front
D
warm front
6) When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
A
stationary front
B
cold front
C
occluded front
D
warm front
7) When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
A
stationary front
B
occluded front
C
cold front
D
warm front
8) A major difference between cyclones and anticyclones is
A
the direction of their winds
B
where they occur
C
their size
D
how often they occur
9) Weather associated with an anticyclone is generally
A
wet and cloudy
B
cloudy but dry
C
dry and clear
D
unpredictable
10) From the center of a HIGH or _____________, winds spiral outward toward areas of lower pressure.
A
warm front
B
cyclone
C
anticyclone
D
occluded front
11) A(n) ________ front is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.
A
occluded front
B
warm front
C
cold front
D
stationary front
12) Where a warm air mass is caught between 2 cooler air masses,a(n) _______ front occurs.
A
occluded
B
warm
C
stationary
D
cold
13) A(n) _____ front may bring many days of rain because neither air mass can move the other.
A
cold
B
warm
C
occluded
D
stationary
14) Cold, dry ______________ air masses blow into the United States from central Canada.
A
Maritime Polar
B
Continental Tropical
C
Maritime Tropical
D
Continental Polar
15) A(n) _________ air mass can bring thunderstorms to the United States in summer.
A
Continental Tropical
B
Maritime Polar
C
Maritime Tropical
D
Continental Polar
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