Review for weather unit test

What type of air mass will form over the Atlantic ocean near the equator?

• Dry and warm

• Dry and Cold

• Humid and Warm

• Humid and Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which air mass would be most responsible for cold, dry weather

• maritime polar

• continental polar

• maritime tropical

• continental tropical

Which condition is associated with MOST warm fronts?

• cloud formations bringing steady precipitation

• violent air mass collisions

• low temperatures

• tornado formations

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for which type of front?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

when air masses collide it creates ...

• a tornado

• a front

• hurricanes

• thunderstorms

comparing low and high pressure systems

• Low = cool dry air High =clouds and precip

• Low=clouds and precip High=cool clear skies

• Low= warm dry air High = warm moist air

which would most likely signal violent thunderstorms

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

According to the weather map seen here, we could expect weather conditions in El Paso to include

• cold temperatures, sunny skies.
  
• cold temperatures, cloudy, some precipitation.
• warm temperatures, sunny skies, and no rain.
• warm temperatures, increasing clouds, and showers.

A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?

• stay the same
• increase
• decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What front is moving through
Alabama and Georgia? 

• Warm
• Occluded
• Stationary
• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6