Go to the Quizzes Page Air Masses and Fronts 0% 56 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 When two different air masses collide... A front forms A new planet evolves They casually become one Dinosaurs become extinct 2 / 15 The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - flood storm climate front 3 / 15 How does the Earth's rotation affect trade winds? It causes them to behave like Polar easterlies. It causes them to turn towards the Equator. It causes them to turn towards the Poles. It causes them to behave like westerlies. 4 / 15 Which of the following statements best explain how global winds are different than local winds? 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. 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. Global winds occur because of convection and local winds occur because of condensation. 5 / 15 When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring? hail warm and clear thunderstorms clouds and long rains 6 / 15 What is the name this front? warm front stationary front occluded front cold front 7 / 15 What can you infer about wind from the map below? The southeasterly winds flow north of the Equator. The westerlies flow from the west to the east. The two westerlies, Northeasterly and Southeasterly, flow in opposite directions. All of the winds flow toward the Equator. 8 / 15 Trade winds blow across Earth from the .................. , while westerlies blow from the ............... west - east east - west north - south south - north 9 / 15 What does symbol # 1 mean? warm front occluded front stationary front cold front 10 / 15 What causes wind? differences in air pressure rotation of the Earth differences in air temperature the motion of clouds 11 / 15 Changes in air pressure create condensation gravity winds temperature 12 / 15 The direction of global winds turning towards or away from the equator is caused by Earth's .................. rotation revolution atmosphere gravity 13 / 15 Which of the following statements are needed for convection to occur? Wind blows Hot air sinks Hot air rises Sun to heat Earth's surface 14 / 15 An air mass has similar .................. cold and wind warm and dry temperature and moisture rain and temperature 15 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of convection currents in the atmosphere? The air rising and sinking. The Sun heats Earth's surface. The air above Earth's surface is warmed. The cycle repeating. Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page