Weather Test

1) Which of these weather conditions is likely to occur as a result of a high pressure system?

• A. Tornadoes
• B. Prolonged periods of precipitation
• C. Fair weather- sunny skies
• D. Counter-clockwise winds

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2) A dry, cold air mass would be called…

• a. continental tropical
• b. continental polar
• c. maritime polar
• d. maritime tropical

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3) What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?

• a. dry and cold weather
• b. wet and cold weather
• c. dry and warm weather
• d. wet and warm weather

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4. Where would you find a maritime tropical air mass?

• a. over the ocean near the equator
• b. over the ocean near the poles
• c. over a continent near the equator
• d. over a continent near the poles

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5) When a cold air mass pushes up a warm air mass, there will be a decrease in temperature and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?

• a. warm front
• b. cold front
• c. occluded front
• d. stationary front

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6) When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, they push at each other and neither one can move. It is called a/an…

• A. warm front
• b. cold front
• c. occluded front
• d. stationary front

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7) Use the diagram to help answer the following question- Along a warm front, the warmer, less dense air…..

• A. is pushed away by cold air.
• B. rises over the colder air.
• C. cannot move the cold air.
• D. is trapped by the land.

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8) Certain storms form over water near the equator, usually between the months of June and November. Warm, moist air rises quickly over the ocean, causing a strong, whirling storm with high winds and heavy rains. This type of storm is known as a....

• A. tornado
• B. hurricane
• C. blizzard
• D. sandstorm

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9) Where do storms tend to form?

• A. Along fronts
• B. In low pressure systems
• C. Neither A or B
• D. Both A and B

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10) What weather phenomenon is likely to occur where the line with the tiny triangles on it is located on the map?

• A. A cold front moving from west to east resulting in the development of a storm.
• B. A warm front moving from west to east resulting in the development of a storm.
• C. A cold front moving from west to east resulting in stable, pleasant weather.
• D. A warm front moving from west to east resulting in stable, pleasant weather

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