A Quiz About Fronts And Air Masses
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A stable atmosphere, in which high winds are absent, is also necessary for the formation of an air mass. Colder air masses are termed polar or arctic, while warmer air masses are deemed tropical. Weather fronts separate air masses with different density characteristics. Take up the quiz below and get to know just how much you understood the topic on air. All the best and keep on revising.
- 1.
- A.
Continental tropical
- B.
Continental polar
- C.
Maritime tropical
- D.
Maritime polar
- E.
Continental maritime
- 2.
- A.
Warm front
- B.
Cold front
- C.
Occluded front
- D.
Stationary front
- 3.When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses, it is called a/an:
- A.
Warm front
- B.
Cold front
- C.
Occluded front
- D.
Staionary front
- 4.
- A.
Flood
- B.
Front
- C.
Climate
- D.
Storm
- 5.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?
- A.
Warm front
- B.
Cold front
- C.
Occluded front
- D.
Stationary front
- 6.
- A.
Warm front
- B.
Cold front
- C.
Occluded front
- D.
Stationary front
- 7.
- A.
Front
- B.
Air mass
- C.
Cloud
- D.
Tornado
- 8.
- A.
Dry and cold weather
- B.
Wet and cold weather
- C.
Dry and warm weather
- D.
Wet and warm weather
- 9.
- A.
Maritime polar
- B.
Maritime tropical
- C.
Continental polar
- D.
Continental tropical
- 10.A wet, cold air mass would be:
- A.
Maritime tropical
- B.
Maritime polar
- C.
Continental tropical
- D.
Continental polar
- 11.
- A.
Over the ocean near the equator
- B.
Over the ocean near the poles (brrrrrr- cold!)
- C.
Over a continent (land) near the equator
- D.
Over a continent (land) near the poles
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