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Air Masses And Fronts
Test Description: 6.2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?
A
warm and dry
B
warm and wet
C
cold and dry
D
cold and wet
2) A continental polar air mass forms in
A
the desert Southwest.
B
the Pacific Ocean.
C
northern Canada.
D
the Gulf of Mexico.
3) How does a warm front form?
A
Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.
B
Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
C
Two air masses meet and stay separated.
D
Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.
4) What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring?
A
thunderstorms
B
sunny and warm
C
cold and dry
D
much precipitation
5) What kind of front forms when a cold air mass displaces a warm air mass?
A
stationary front
B
occluded front
C
cold front
D
warm front
6) A maritime tropical air mass contains
A
warm, wet air
B
warm, dry air
C
cold, wet air
D
cold, dry air
7) A front that forms when a warm air mass is trapped between cold air masses and is forced to rise is a(n)
A
occluded front
B
stationary front
C
cold front
D
warm front
8) What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
A
many days of cloudy, wet weather
B
severe storms
C
cold, dry weather
D
drizzly rain followed by clear weather
9) Meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones because they
A
help forecast weather weeks in the future.
B
help predict stormy or clear weather.
C
are dangerous forms of severe weather.
D
give more accurate facts than fronts.
10) Where are fronts associated with weather?
A
only over the middle of a landmass
B
only over the Pacific Ocean
C
in the middle latitudes
D
over the North Pole
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