High/Low Pressure and Fronts

Does this diagram show a warm front or a cold front?

• Cold front

• Warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In a high pressure system the weather will likely be...

• cooler and stormy

• warmer and wetter

• warmer and stormy

• cooler and clear skies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is the weather instrument that measures air pressure?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

• barometer

What is a large body of air with about the same temperature throughout it called?

• cloud

• front

• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is near Seattle?

• a cold front

• a warm front

• an occluded front

• a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which front is located near San Diego?

• a cold front

• a warm front

• an occluded front

• a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which pressure system can produce storms?

• low pressure system
• high pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold
• Warm
• Stationary
• Occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The image shows a weather map with different pressure systems. What type of weather would Texas be having right now?

• clear, sunny, dry weather

• rainy, cloudy, stormy weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The following picture shows a weather map of Virginia. What type of weather is Virginia having in this map?

• cloudy, rainy weather

• sunny, dry, fair weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5