Vocabulary Quiz #4

Name

Occurs when warm air rises and cool air sinks to take its place.

• Convection
• Cold Front
• Air Mass

Occur during the day when the land heats up faster than the water. The warm air above the land rises and the cooler air above the water rushes in to take its place. This is why the wind blows from the ocean towards the land during the day.

• Land Breeze
• Sea Breeze
• Warm Front

Occur for the opposite reason of sea breezes. At night, the land cools much quicker than the water. The warmer air over the water rises and the cooler air over the land rushes in to take its place. This is why the wind blows from the land towards the ocean at night.

• Land Breeze
• Sea Breeze
• Warm Front

A region where the atmospheric pressure is greater than surrounding areas. It is usually associated with dry weather and represented by a capital H on a weather map

• Low Pressure
• High Pressure
• Stationary Front

A region where the atmospheric pressure is lower in relation to the surrounding area. Low pressure typically brings cloudy or overcast skies, humid air, and usually precipitation. It is represented by a capital L on a weather map.

• Low Pressure
• High Pressure
• Stationary Front

A vast body of air in which the temperature and/or humidity are much the same throughout.

• Convection
• Occluded Front
• Air Mass

Forms when a mass of cold air advances to displace a mass of warm air.

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front

Forms when a mass of warm air advances and rises over a retreating mass of cold air. As it rises, the warm air cools.

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front

Occurs when a warm air mass encounters a cold air mass and no movement occurs.

• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front