Air Masses, Fronts, and Pressure Systems Test Review

Huge bodies of air that form over large areas of water or land are known as___________________.

• air masses

• fronts

• pressure systems

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When warm air slides over a cold air forming stratus clouds with steady precipitation bringing warmer temperatures what type of front will you be experiencing?

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front is represented in this image and what type of weather would the area experience after it passes through?

• cold front; stormy weather and cooler temperatures

• occluded front; cloudy skies and light rain

• warm front; warmer temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front does this image represent and what type of weather does it bring?

• occluded front; cloudy skies and light rain

• stationary; cloudy skies and light rain, cooler temps

• stationary; long periods of prescipitation

• warm ; warmer temps and increased humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front usually brings severe weather conditions like thunderstorms and tornadoes?

• warm

• stationary

• cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of cloud usually signals fair weather?

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• nimbostratus

On a weather map, what do blue triangles along a curved line show?

• the direction a cold front is moving

• the direction a warm front is moving

• the direction an occluded front is moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

ON a weather map, what do red half-circles along a curved line show?

• the direction a cold front is moving

• the direction a warm front is moving

• the direction a stationary front is moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where do hurricanes form?

• over cold ocean water

• over warm ocean water

• over dry warm land

• over dry cold land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This weather map predicts a low-pressure system and cold front will bring snow to Denver, Colorado. Which type of air mass most likely brought these colder, more humid conditions?

• a maritime tropical air mass

• a maritime polar

• a continental polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6