Air pressure & fronts

When temperature increases what happens to air pressure?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• isn't affected

When temperature decreases what happens to air pressure?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• isn't affected

What happens to air pressure as you climb a mountain?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• isn't affected

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the leading edge of an air mass called?

• back
• end
• front
• leader

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

High pressure is associated with what kind of weather?

• Nice
• Naughty
• Rainy
• Cloudy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low pressure is associated with what kind of weather?

• Nice
• Naughty
• Cloudy
• No weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Yesterday's air pressure reading was 30.14. Today the barometric pressure is 29.75. What can you predict will happen with the weather if the pressure continues to drop? 

• maybe rain
• temperature drop
• more clouds
• all of these are possible

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An air mass is a large body of air which has similar

• temperature
• humidity
• air pressure
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these contributes to the temperature of an air mass?

• thermometers
• ocean currents
• Mother Nature
• Polar bears

Rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5