Quiz 5 Name: ______________________________

Fall 2005

__g__ 1. Which type of air mass is probably the coldest?

a. mT

b. mB

c. mP

d. mA

e. cT

f. cP

g. cA

__c__ 2. Which type of front moves the fastest?

a. warm front

b. dryline

c. cold front

d. occluded front

e. stationary front

__a__ 3. Which type of front is typically to the EAST of the center of low pressure of a midlatitude cyclone?

a. warm front

b. dryline

c. cold front

d. occluded front

e. stationary front

__d__ 4. After a cold front passes, we expect temperatures to _____ and winds to become more _____________.

a. rise, southerly

b. rise, northerly

c. fall, southerly

d. fall, northerly

__b__ 5. What kinds of clouds are most likely ahead of a warm front?

a. cumulonimbus

b. altostratus

c. nimbocirrus

d. TRICK QUESTION: It is clear ahead of a warm front.

__b__ 6. What type of air mass is most likely south of a warm front?

a. cA

b. mT

c. mP

d. cP