Air Masses and Fronts Test

Earth Science

1. When a warm air mass moved over a cool air mass, a ___________ is formed.
a. Warm Front c. High Pressure System
b. Cold Front d. Low Pressure System
2. What type of air mass will cause a cold front?
a. Maritime c. Polar
b. Continental d. Tropical

3. An air mass that is cool and dry

a. Maritime Tropical
b. Maritime Polar
4. An air mass that is warm and moist
a. Maritime Tropical
b. Maritime Polar
c. Continental Polar
d. Low Pressure System
c. Continental Tropical
d. High Pressure System

5. On a map, this type of front is represented by red semicircles

a. Warm Front c. Stationary Front
b. Cold Front d. Front door

6. An air mass that forms over water in the north

a. Maritime Tropical c. Continental Tropical
b. Cold Front d. Maritime Polar

7. Which type of air mass most effects weather in Florida?

a. Maritime Tropical c. Continental Tropical
b. Maritime Polar d. Continental Polar

8. An air mass that forms over water in the south.

a. Warm Front c. High Pressure System
b. Cold Front d. Low Pressure System

9. The boundrary between cold and warm air masses is called a/an ________.
a. Flood c. Climate
b. Weather d. Front

10. When a cold ar mass moves underneath a warm air mass, a _______________ is
formed.
a. Warm Front c. High Pressure System
b. Don’t pick this one d. Cold Front
11. Pressure systems are caused by
a. The Coriolis Effect
b. The Earth’s Rotation

12. Low pressure systems

a. Rotate Clockwise
b. Rotate Counterclockwise

13. Winds in the northern hemisphere

a. Move in a straight path
b. Are deflected to the left in the northern hemisphere.
c. Are deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere

For the following questions, write H for high pressure and L for low pressure.
14. _______ This pressure system is caused by warm, rising air.
15. _______ This pressure system has dense air.
16. _______ this pressure system is associated with clear skies.
17. _______ This pressure system rotates clockwise.

18. Draw of describe the symbol that is used on a weather map for each of the terms below

STATIONARY FRONT COLD FRONT

OCCULUDED FRONT WARM FRONT

19. Explain how pressure systems are different from fronts. Extra Credit.
Identify the air masses shown on the map. Choose from the following: Maritime
Polar, Continental Polar, Maritime Polar, Maritime Tropical, Continental Tropical,
Maritime Tropical.