1. Chapter 3: Weather Patterns Quiz Review

2. Weather Review What am I? A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout. air mass

3. Chapter Review What are the 2 characteristics that scientists use to classify air masses? temperature and humidity

4. Weather Review What type of air mass is being described? Cool humid air masses form over the icy cold North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. maritime polar

5. Weather Review What type of air mass is being described? Hot dry air masses form in summer over dry areas of the Southwest and northern Mexico. continental tropical

6. Weather Review What type of air mass is being described? Warm, humid air masses form over oceans near the tropics. maritime tropical

7. Weather Review When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occurs, what is the result? stationary front

8. Weather Review What type of front am I? Cold air moves underneath warm air, forcing the warm air to rise. cold front

9. Weather Review What type of front am I? When a cold air mass and a cool air mass come together, the warm air caught between them is forced upward. occluded front

10. Weather Review What type of front am I? Warm air moves over cold air. warm front

11. Weather Review What type of weather is associated with an anticyclone? dry and clear

12. Weather Review What type of a scientist is Ben Bailey AND what does he study? Ben is a meteorologist. He studies the causes of weather and he attempts to predict it.

13. Weather Review How often does an El Nino event typically occur? Every 2-7 years

14. Weather Review A warm water event that occurs periodically in the tropical Pacific Ocean… El Nino

15. Weather Review What are lines on a weather map joining places that have the same air pressure? isobars

16. Weather Review Places shown on a weather map that have the same temperature are connected by … isotherms

17. Weather Review What type of front does this symbol represent AND in what direction is it moving? warm front moving NW

18. Weather Review What type of front does this symbol represent? stationary front

19. Weather Review What type of front does this symbol represent AND in what direction is it moving? cold front moving SE

20. Weather Review What type of front does this symbol represent? Occluded front