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

Which is the correct symbol for an occluded front?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is the correct symbol for a stationary front?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _______________ is formed when a warm and cold air mass meet

• front
• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• Dry
• Wet
• Cold
• Warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?

• Dry
• Wet
• Warm
• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5