Weather and Climate Review

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

• dry

• cold

• wet

• warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• wet and cold

• dry and warm

• wet and warm

• dry and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is displayed?

• cold

• stationary

• warm

• occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is displayed?

• cold

• stationary

• warm

• occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When two different air masses collide...

• a front forms

• a new planet eveolves

• they usually become one

• dinosaurs became extinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?

• cool and clear skies

• thunderstorms

• warm and humid

• foggy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather would you expect to see after a warm front has passed through an area?

• cool and clear skies

• thunderstorms

• warm and humid

• foggy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction is the cold front moving on the map?

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Northeast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction is the warm front moving on the map?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6