Types of Weather Fronts

When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - 

• flood
• front
• climate
• storm

The lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal air pressure

• contour lines

• isotherms

• isobars

• latitude

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer

How do clouds form?

• Water evaporates and condenses on condensation nuclei to form clouds

• Water from condensation nuclei evaporates to the sky to form clouds

• Water condenses onto other clouds when clouds run into one another

Where do CONTINENTAL air masses form?

• Over water

• Over land

What weather condition does this symbol represent?

• thunderstorm

• fog

• sleet

• hurricane

Which type of air mass brings WARM and DRY weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

Which type of air mass brings WARM and WET weather?

• Maritime Polar (mP)

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Continental Tropical (cT)

Where do MARITIME air masses form?

• Over water

• Over land