Test Review- Meteorology

What front does this symbol represent?

• warm front moving north

• cold front moving north

• warm front moving south

• cold front moving south

What type of front does this symbol represent?

• warm front moving north

• cold front moving north

• stationary front moving south

• occluded front moving south

What type of front does this symbol represent?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a boundary where two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature collide

• High pressure

• Front

• Low pressure

• Sunny day

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• difference in oxygen

• differences in the thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating weather?

• The Moon

• The Earth's core

• The wind

• The Sun

A hurricane gets its energy from

• Warm ocean waters

• high air pressure

• the wind

• tectonic plate movements

What makes a hurricane lose energy?

• Moving over areas of land

• Increased low pressure

• Meteorologists

• Warmer ocean water

In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?

• Warm ocean waters
• Polar ocean waters
• On lakes and rivers
• Over the central plains of the U.S

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

stormy weather happens with a -

• High Pressure System

• Low Pressure System