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Test Description: Questions about fronts and air masses and the weather they create
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How are air masses described?
A
Air masses are described by its size and clouds.
B
Air masses are described by its temperature and location.
C
Air masses are described by its location and altitude.
D
Air masses are described by its temperature and moisture.
2) How does air move in high and low pressure systems?
A
Cool, dry air masses create high pressure system Warm, moist air masses create low pressure systems
B
Warm, moist air masses create high pressure systems.
C
Cold, moist air masses create a low pressure system.
D
Cool, dry air masses create low pressure systems.
3) High pressure systems are associated with what type of weather?
A
Associated with cool, wet weather
B
Associated with cloudy, warm, dry weather
C
Associated with cloudy, warm, wet weather
D
Associated with clear, cool, dry weather
4) What best describes a cold front?
A
Clouds form and precipitation occurs in front of the cold front
B
Clouds form and precipitation occurs on both sides of the warm front
C
A cold front is the boundary between an advancing cold air mass and a warm air mass
D
A cold front is the boundary between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating wedge of a cool air
5) What type of pressure system are associated with occluded fronts?
A
Forms when a hot air mass lifts a warm air mass off the ground
B
Forms when a warm air mass lifts a warm air mass off the ground as it runs into the back of a cool a
C
Forms when a cool air mass lifts a cool air mass off the ground
D
An occluded front is the boundary between a cold and a cool air mass overlain by a warm air mass
6) How do storms develop?
A
Hurricanes develop in the polar regions.
B
Thunderstorms develop in cirrus clouds.
C
Hail storms form in stratus clouds.
D
A storm is a major disturbance in the atmosphere.
7) How are thunderstorms related to tornadoes and hurricanes?
A
Thunderstorms and tornadoes are both formed by warm fronts.
B
Thunderstorms and hurricanes develop over water.
C
Thunderstorms and hurricanes are both formed in low pressure systems.
D
Thunderstorms and hurricanes are both formed in high pressure systems.
8) What are the factors that affect climate?
A
Climate is determined by the type of clouds over a given amount of time.
B
Climate type depends on temperature and moisture conditions.
C
Climate type depends on the type of fronts that go through an area.
D
Climate type depend on wind speed and cloud cover.
9) What factors affect temperature?
A
Latitude has little affect on temperature of an area.
B
Latitude, elevation, and moisture levels affect temperature.
C
The amount of precipitation affects temperature.
D
Elevation has little affect on temperature of an area.
10) What is the Coriolis Force?
A
The Coriolis force is formed by tornados.
B
The Coriolis force is formed by the rotation of the earth.
C
The Coriolis force is formed by high pressure systems.
D
The Coriolis force is formed by the salt water.
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