Fall Semester Exam Review

What is a Front?

• A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature.

• A line that connects points of equal temperature.

• The study of weather.

• A large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth’s surface over which it develops.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An air mass is a...

• occurs when lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, colder air.

• High thin, white, feathery clouds made of ice crystals.

• the study of weather.

• a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth’s surface over which it develops.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is Isobar?

• a line drawn to connect points of equal atmosphere.

• occurs when a boundary between air masses stops advancing.

• a model that shows the weather conditions at a specific location on Earth’s surface.

What is the image show?

• Stationary

• Cold

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

What Front is this

• Occluded

• Warm

• Cold

• Stationary

What front is this?

• Stationary

• Occluded

• Occudled

• Circles and Triangles

What front is this?

• Occluded

• Stationay

• Stationary

• Warm and Cold

Along a front, which type of air is always forced upwards?

• cooler, denser air

• warmer, less dense air

• the driest air

• the wettest air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What causes a cold front to form?

• Warm air advances and replaces cold air

• Warm and cold air masses meet and mix

• Cold air advances, forcing warm air to rise

• Batman

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes why a hurricane diminishes (weakens) as it moves over land?

• The supply of warm moist air decreases.

• The supply of warm air increases.

• A high pressure area develops.

• The sea level rises on the coast.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5