Air Masses and Fronts

What weather event is closely associated with descending currents that cool the air and make it denser than the surrounding air?

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• fog

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What characteristics would be present in an air mass that develops over the Caribbean Sea near the equator?

• cold and dry

• warm and humid

• cold and humid

• warm and dry

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What determines the climatic characteristics of an air mass?

• geographical origin

• shape and size

• direction of movement

• speed of movement

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What factor must differ between two locations for a strong wind to blow from one to another?

• relative humidity

• air temperature

• altitude

• air pressure

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As the air on the Earth's surface heats up, what happens to the density of the air?

• Increases.

• Decreases, then increases.

• Decreases.

• Remains constant.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What are the prevailing winds and upper air currents most often responsible for?

• What are the prevailing winds and upper air currents most often responsible for?

• flow of ocean currents

• cloud heights

• sea and land breezes

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When there is a strong wind blowing from one location to another, the two locations probably have a difference in what?

• elevation

• air pressure

• relative humidity

• air temperature

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A meteorologist predicts that a strong low-pressure system is moving towards a city in the next 24 hours. What weather will the city most likely experience?

• clear skies

• no wind

• steady rain

• partly cloudy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When the leading edge of a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, it forces the warmer air to rise rapidly. The warmer air cools and condenses to form cumulonimbus clouds. What weather conditions can be predicted from these events?

• colder and more humid

• colder and drier

• warmer and drier

• warmer and more humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Translate this question to English language.

• The cold air rises above the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

• The cold air pushes beneath the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

• The cold air pushes the warm air downwards, forming clouds followed by rain.

• The cold air rises and mixes evenly with the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

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