Go to the Quizzes Page Air Masses and Fronts 0% 8 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - flood storm climate front 2 / 15 What can you infer about wind from the map below? The two westerlies, Northeasterly and Southeasterly, flow in opposite directions. All of the winds flow toward the Equator. The westerlies flow from the west to the east. The southeasterly winds flow north of the Equator. 3 / 15 When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring? thunderstorms clouds and long rains warm and clear hail 4 / 15 What is the name this front? cold front warm front stationary front occluded front 5 / 15 What does symbol # 1 mean? cold front warm front occluded front stationary front 6 / 15 How does the Earth's rotation affect trade winds? It causes them to behave like westerlies. It causes them to behave like Polar easterlies. It causes them to turn towards the Equator. It causes them to turn towards the Poles. 7 / 15 Trade winds blow across Earth from the .................. , while westerlies blow from the ............... east - west west - east north - south south - north 8 / 15 An air mass has similar .................. cold and wind rain and temperature warm and dry temperature and moisture 9 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of convection currents in the atmosphere? The air above Earth's surface is warmed. The air rising and sinking. The Sun heats Earth's surface. The cycle repeating. 10 / 15 Which of the following statements best explain how global winds are different than local winds? Local winds are created by Earth's rotation, and global winds occur when air flows from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area. Both global winds and local winds are created by Earth's rotation and shape. Global winds are stronger. Global winds occur because of convection and local winds occur because of condensation. Global winds are created by Earth's rotation and shape, and local winds occur when air flows from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area. 11 / 15 Which of the following statements are needed for convection to occur? Hot air rises Hot air sinks Sun to heat Earth's surface Wind blows 12 / 15 Changes in air pressure create winds condensation temperature gravity 13 / 15 The direction of global winds turning towards or away from the equator is caused by Earth's .................. gravity revolution rotation atmosphere 14 / 15 What causes wind? differences in air pressure differences in air temperature rotation of the Earth the motion of clouds 15 / 15 When two different air masses collide... They casually become one A new planet evolves Dinosaurs become extinct A front forms Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page