weather

This is the symbol for a(n) _______________

• 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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When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______. 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we name air masses?

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

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6. Air masses develop because the Earth is heated unevenly.

• True
• False

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What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?

• stormy, cloudy weather
• clear skies

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What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?

• Stormy weather
• Clear skies, little rain

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4. An air mass is...

• A body of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
• a body of air that produces rain
• A body  of evaporated water
• the weight of air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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This weather tool measures wind speed and direction

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

Which weather tool measures temperature?

• thermometer
• barometer
• psychrometer
• anememeter