Meteorology 101 - Pressure Systems, Air Masses And Fronts Quiz
Quiz on Pressure Systems, Air Masses and Fronts.
- 1.What are the 2 types of pressure systems?
- A.
High Pressure System
- B.
Low Pressure System
- C.
Medium Pressure System
- 2.What is another name for a high pressure system?
- 3.What is another name for a low pressure system?
- 4.Do high pressure systems have fronts?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 5.What are the 5 different kinds of air masses?
- A.
Continental Polar
- B.
Continental Arctic
- C.
Maritime Polar
- D.
Maritime Tropical
- E.
Continental Tropical
- 6.What are the characteristics of an Arctic Polar air mass?
- A.
Very cold, very dry and very dense.
- B.
Warm, dry and not dense.
- C.
Cold, dry and dense.
- D.
Cold, wet and dense.
- E.
Warm, wet and not dense.
- 7.What are the characteristics of a Continental Polar air mass?
- A.
Warm, wet and not dense.
- B.
Very cold, very dry and very dense.
- C.
Cold, dry and dense.
- D.
Warm, wet and not dense.
- E.
Cold, wet and dense.
- 8.What are the characteristics of a Maritime Polar air mass?
- A.
Warm, dry and not dense.
- B.
Cold, dry and dense.
- C.
Cold, wet and dense.
- D.
Warm, wet and not dense.
- E.
Very cold, very dry and very dense.
- 9.What are the characteristics of a Continental Tropical air mass?
- A.
Very cold, very dry and very dense.
- B.
Cold, dry and dense.
- C.
Warm, wet and not dense.
- D.
Cold, wet and dense.
- E.
Warm, dry and not dense.
- 10.What are the characteristics of a Maritime Tropical air mass?
- A.
Cold, dry and dense.
- B.
Warm, wet and not dense
- C.
Very cold, very dry and very dense.
- D.
Warm, dry and not dense.
- E.
Cold, wet and dense.
- 11.What are the 4 different kinds of fronts?
- A.
Warm Front
- B.
Cool Front
- C.
Cold Front
- D.
Occluded Front
- E.
Stationary Front
- 12.How fast do warm fronts usually move?
- A.
10 to 15 mph
- B.
5 to 15 mph
- C.
25 to 30 mph
- D.
40 to 50 mph
- E.
They don't move at all.
- 13.How fast do cold fronts usually move?
- A.
15 to 20 mph
- B.
5 to 10 mph
- C.
20 to 40 mph
- D.
40 to 60 mph
- E.
They don't move at all.
- 14.Can thunderstorms form from all 4 of the fronts?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
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