Weather

A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of storm front is this? 

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What symbol is this?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold and warm masses meet, but neither can move the other is called a ______________________

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses is called a ________________________.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a boundary where hot and cold air are separating
• a boundary where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail and tornadoes?

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following does NOT affect the weather?

• The temperature of the air

• The speed of the wind

• The types of clouds in the sky

• The phase of the moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This storm is the most powerful electrical storm. What storm is described?

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

• Tornado

• Flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5