Weather Forecasting

Which front, red or blue, is a warm front?

• red

• blue

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The warm front is moving North. I can tell because:

• warm fronts always move North.

• North is the best direction.

• the bumps on the front are pointing North.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cold front usually brings:

• a fast moving storm followed by cool temperatures and clear skies.

• days of overcast skies and precipitation.

• a few cirrus clouds.

• thunder, but no lightning.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which place has experienced a drop in temperature?

• Florida

• California

• New Mexico

• southern Texas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If you stood at one of the circles, where would the wind be fastest?

• It would be fastest at the gold circle.

• It would be fastest at the black circle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the wind direction for Farmington?

(Where is the wind coming from?)

• It is a ESE (east-southeast) wind.

• It is a W (west) wind.

• It is a NE (northeast) wind.

• It is a NNW (north-northwest) wind.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the temperature decreases, the relative humidity:

• increases.

• decreases.

• stays the same.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the wind direction in Farmington?

(Where is the wind coming from?)

• It is an E (east) wind.

• It is a NE (northeast) wind.

• It is a S (south) wind.

• It is a SW (southwest) wind.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the general pattern of weather across the United States?

• Weather moves from North to South in the US.

• Weather moves from South to North in the US.

• Weather moves from West to East in the US.

• Weather moves from East to West in the US.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6