Weather Patterns Review

What is a cold front?

• a mass of warm air
• storm
• a mass of cold air
• your face in winter

What is a warm front?

• a cloud of warm air
• a mass of warm air
• a cloud of cold air
• tornado

A stationary front happens when...

• a cold and warm front meet
• a cold and warm front meet and stay still
• water gets evaporated
• a warm front overtakes a cold front

True or False? Low pressure often brings rain.

• True
• False

High pressure causes...

• Sunny skies
• precipitation
• hot weather
• cold weather

It's most likely to snow when there's a...

• stationary front
• low pressure
• high pressure
• warm front

What is air pressure?

• how much air is in a room
• the force of air pushing on a surface
• how much oxygen there is
• weather

Which way does air move?

• From low pressure to high pressure
• From high pressure to low pressure
• From west to east
• From left to right

What causes air pressure?

• wind
• rain
• the weight of air
• tornadoes

What is the main reason weather usually moves from west to east in the U.S.?

• temperature differences
• the jet stream
• the Rocky Mountains push wind from the west
• ocean currents