Weather Quiz: Air Masses And Fronts

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Weather Quiz: Air Masses And Fronts - Quiz

A stable atmosphere in which high winds are absent is also necessary to form 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.

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1.

A dry, cold air mass would be called:
- A.
  
  Continental tropical
- B.
  
  Continental polar
- C.
  
  Maritime tropical
- D.
  
  Maritime polar
- E.
  
  Continental maritime
2.

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but 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
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.

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a:
- 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.

When a warm air masses gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then beautiful sunny weather, what front is it?
- A.
  
  Warm front
- B.
  
  Cold front
- C.
  
  Occluded front
- D.
  
  Stationary front
7.

A/an _____________ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it developed and has the same density and moisture content.
- A.
  
  Front
- B.
  
  Air mass
- C.
  
  Cloud
- D.
  
  Tornado
8.

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
9.

An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be:
- 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.

Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?
- 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