Weather: Air Masses

High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...

• Cloudy/Overcast Weather
• Cold Weather
• Warm Weather
• Fair Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...

• Cloudy/Overcast Weather
• Cold Weather
• Warm Weather
• Fair Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...

• Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
• Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
• Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
• Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A warm front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...

• Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
• Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
• Warmer Temperatures, Clouds, and steady precipitation
• Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air pressure is greatest:

• closer to Earth
• farther from Earth

What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
• The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
• the fact that its more dense than cold air 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hot air moves in __________________direction.

• Upward
• Downward
• Circular
• Sideways

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold air moves in ______________direction.

• Downward
• Upward
• Left to right
• Circular

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

The movement in the air caused by differences in air pressure ?

• Rain

• Wind

• Air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6