Benchmark Quiz: Fronts

What is a front?

• boundary where two different air masses meet

• the top of two cloud masses

• the location of extreme high pressure

• conditions in the atmosphere which form a cyclone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The boundary where two different air masses meet is called ___________.

• a front

• a convection cell

• a squall line

• a thunderstorm

Which type of air mass is ALWAYS pushed upwards along a front?

• driest air

• warmer, less dense air

• most humid air

• the cooler, denser air

Which type of air mass ALWAYS stays along the bottom at a front?

• driest air

• warmer, less dense air

• most humid air

• the cooler, denser air

Which type of front tends to produce cumulus clouds and severe weather?

• cold front

• warm front

What type of front tends to produce stratus clouds, and light precipitation?

• cold front

• warm front

What type of front moved through if the weather was stormy for a short time, then afterwards the temperature dropped and it got cooler?

• warm front

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front moved through if the weather was partly cloudy, a light rain fell, and afterwards it got warmer?

• warm front

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As a cold front passes through, which weather device would show a decreased reading?

• thermometer

• anemometer

• psychrometer

• spectrometer

Which of the following symbols represents a cold front?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6