NAME
DATE
Review Week Weather Worksheet
1. Which abbreviation indicates a warm air mass
that contains large amounts of water vapor?
A) cP
B) mP
C) cT
D) mT
2. The cross section below shows a weather front.
The large arrow shows the direction of the
movement of the cool air mass.
4. In the Northern Hemisphere, in which direction
does surface wind circulate in a high-pressure
air mass?
A)
B)
C)
D)
counterclockwise and toward the center
clockwise and toward the center
clockwise and away from the center
counterclockwise and away from the
center
5. A weather station records a barometric
pressure of 1013.2 millibars. Which diagram
below would best represent this weather station
on a weather map?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which type of weather front is shown?
A) stationery front B) occluded front
C) cold front
D) warm front
6. As warm, moist air moves into a region,
barometric pressure readings in the region will
generally
3. The satellite photograph below shows a
Northern Hemisphere cloud pattern.
STRIVE
A) decrease
B) increase
C) remain the same
7. The station model below shows the weather
conditions at Houston, Texas, at 9 a.m. on a
particular day in June.
The center of this cloud pattern is most likely
the center of a
A)
B)
C)
D)
warm, dry air mass
cold, dry air mass
low-pressure system
high-pressure system
What was the barometric pressure at Houston
3 hours earlier on that day?
A) 1009.1 mb
C) 999.7 mb
FOR
B) 997.1 mb
D) 1003.3 mb
85!!!!
8. Base your answers to the following questions on
the weather station data shown in the table
below.
11. The map below shows high-pressure and
low-pressure weather systems in the United
States.
a) State the air temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit.
b) State the barometric pressure in its proper
form, as used on a station model.
c) Using one or more complete sentences, state
one reason that ultraviolet rays are dangerous.
9. In the Northern Hemisphere, in which direction
does surface wind circulate in a high-pressure
air mass?
Which two lettered positions on the map are
most likely receiving precipitation?
A) B and D
C) A and D
A) clockwise and away from the center
B) clockwise and toward the center
C) counterclockwise and away from the
center
D) counterclockwise and toward the center
B) C and E
D) A and B
10. Winds are blowing from high-pressure to
low-pressure systems over identical ocean
surfaces.Which diagram represents the area
of greatest windspeed? [Arrows indicate wind
direction.]
STRIVE
A)
B)
C)
D)
FOR
85!!!!