Weather First Five

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In a high pressure systems

• there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
• there are many clouds because the air is very humid
• there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
• there are many clouds because the air is moving upward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures

• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms

• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

If an air mass is rising, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If an air mass is sinking, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When two air masses meet, what happens?

• The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.
• wind
• water
• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold Front
• Warm Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6