Weather Quiz 2- Air Masses/Fronts

A large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity throughout

• front

• air mass

• low pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold air moves toward warm air quickly and leaves behind cold air temperatures

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low, sheet like gray clouds

• stratus

• cummuls

• cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

thin, wispy clouds made of ice crystals

• stratus

• cummulus

• cirrus

warm air moves over cold air and brings rain with warmer temperatures

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

winds blow AWAY from the center of pressure (cooler/dry air)

• air mass

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

big, dark clouds that bring rain and thunder storms

• stratus

• cummulus

• cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

neither cold nor warm air moves because neither has enough energy to push against the other

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a scientist who studies weather conditions

• meteorologist

• psychologist

• zoologist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

winds spiral TOWARDS the center of pressure (warm/moist air)

• air mass

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6