ES11: Weather and Climate

Front

Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called

Back

cumulonimbus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

Back

precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from:

• maritime polar air masses
• maritime tropical air masses
• continental polar air masses
• continental tropical air masses

Back

continental polar air masses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from?

Back

west to east

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(an):
cold front, occluded front, warm front, stationary front

Back

cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(an)

Back

stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called a

Back

tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Hurricanes typically form over:

cold ocean water

,

tropical rain forests

,

warm ocean water

,

very dry land masses

Back

warm ocean water

Front

A storm is a(an)

Back

violent disturbance in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called

Back

meteorologists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6