Test your new knowledge of fronts and weather systems.
1. Which location is the most likely source region for a cP air mass?
A. Gulf of Mexico
B. high latitude waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean
C. northern Canada
D. southwestern United States
2. Which location is the most likely source region for an mT air mass?
C. northern Candad
3. Which location is the most likely source region for a cT air mass?
4. Which location is the most likely source region for an mP air mass?
5. The m in an air mass code stands for maritime meaning that the air mass is:
A. moist
B. warm
C. dry
6. The T in an air mass code stands for tropical meaning that the air mass is:
A. dry
B. moist
C. warm
7. The c in an air mass code stands for continental which means the air mass is:
A. cold
B. dry
8. The P in an air mass code stands for polar meaning that the air mass is:
C. moist
9. A front is a boundary that separates different air masses.
A. True
B. False
10. When a cold front catches up to a warm front which front is drawn on a weather map?
A. stationary front
B. occluded front
C. dry line
11. Which front is drawn on a weather map as oscillating cold front and warm front segments?
12. Standard atmospheric pressure in millibars is:
A. 1030 mb
B. 1003 mb
C. 1013 mb
13. Standard atmospheric pressure in inches of mercury is:
A. 29.92"
B. 30.13"
C. 28.82"
14. Air flows from low to high pressure.
15. In the northern hemisphere winds flow clockwise around:
A. high pressure
B. low pressure
16. In the northern hemisphere winds flow counter-clockwise around:
17. Which pressure systems tends to produce unsettled weather including clouds and rain?
18. Precipitation is common along fronts because fronts help lift the air.
19. In areas near bodies of water a land breeze is common during the:
A. daytime
B. nighttime
20. In areas near bodies of water a sea breeze in common during the:
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