Weather quiz study notes

Question 1

Cold air mass slides under and pushes warm air mass up ( brings strong winds, severe storms, drop in temp)

Answer 1

Cold front

Question 2

Fast warm air mass replaces a cold air mass ( brings light rain/snow for a few days, rise in temp & humidity) after it passes there will be warm and humid air

Answer 2

Warm front

Question 3

Cold and warm air mass meet, but neither can mov. The front stays for a while( partly cloudy, long periods of rain) the weather after it passes depends on which mass comes to move the front.

Answer 3

Stationary front

Question 4

A warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses and pushed up (continuous precipitation, temp drops because warm air is pushed out.) after it passes there will be cooler air with less precipitations

Answer 4

Occluded front

Question 5

What does a barometer measure.

Answer 5

Air pressure

Question 6

What does a rain gauge measure?

Answer 6

Rainfall

Question 7

What does a anemometer measure?

Answer 7

Wind speed

Question 8

What does a wind vane measure?

Answer 8

Wind direction

Question 9

What does a phychrometer measure?

Answer 9

Humidity

Question 10

A symbolic way of showing weather conditions at a specific location on a weather map

Answer 10

Station model

Question 11

What do you add to a number if it is less than 500?

Answer 11

10

Question 12

What do you add to a number if it is greater than 500?

Answer 12

9