Air Masses and Fronts

How do we name air masses?

• Water and temperature
• Air pressure
• Humidity and temperature
• Cold and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Define air mass.

• Fog

• A cloud

• A large region of air that has similar temperature and humidity.

• Wind

Air travels

• from high pressure to low pressure
• from low pressure to high pressue

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold
• Warm
• Stationary
• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold
• Warm
• Stationary
• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When two different air masses collide...

• A front forms
• They casually become one
• A new planet evolves
• Dinosaurs become extinct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front brings cool, cold weather to an area?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front brings warm and humid weather to an area?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This symbol represents what type of front?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This symbol represents what type of front?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6