Air Masses and Fronts

How do we name air masses?

• Water and temperature
• Air pressure
• Humidity and temperature
• Cold and warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?

• Dry
• Wet
• Warm
• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with squares on it
• a line with circles on it

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5