Weather Front Lesson

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What is an air mass?

• A large mass of land

• A large mass of air with the same conditions throughout

• A large mass of water

• A large mass of clouds

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Cold air (RISES/ FALLS)  _________.

• RISES
• FALLS

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Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.

• RISES
• FALLS

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_____________ has the same temperature and moisture content throughout. 

• convection current
• front
• air mass

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Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  

• Warm Front
• Cold Front 
• Occluded Front 
• Stationary Front 

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Located at the leading edge of a temperature drop off. Bring heavy thunderstorms, rain, and hail. Cool, fair weather is likely to follow.  

• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front 

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

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Which front is there little movement?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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What is the name this front?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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Select the correct front for each definition:

when two cold air masses come together on either side of a warmer mass of air, pushing the warm air up

• occluded front

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

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Identify the front

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

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A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

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What weather conditions are commonly associated with cold fronts?

• Light rain and mild temperatures

• Clear skies and calm weather

• Cold temperatures, torrential rains, and high wind speeds

• Warm temperatures and scattered showers

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When rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air, it is called a  .....

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front
• sliding front

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What type of storm front is this? 

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front