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