Air Masses, Storms and Fronts Review

High pressure is associated with ________ weather.

• clear skies, fair and cool
• warm and wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A boundary between two different air masses that often brings big changes in the weather is called a -

• Back
• Storm
• Front
• Line

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low pressure is associated with ________ weather.

• clear skies, fair and cool
• warm and wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of front is a warm air mass that pushes out a cold air mass bringing rain and warm weather?

• Cold Front
• Warm Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass is associated with warm and humid air?

• Continental tropic

• Maritime tropic

• Continental polar

• Maritime polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass is associated with cold and humid air?

• Maritime polar

• Continental polar

• Maritime tropic

• Continental tropic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air would a continental tropic air mass bring?

• warm and humid

• warm and dry

• cold and dry

• cold and humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes an air mass?

• A large body of air that has no water vapor.

• A large body of air that has the same temperature but different amounts of water vapor.

• A large body of air that has the same amount of water vapor but different temperatures.

• A large body of air that has the same amount of water vapor and temperature.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What causes storm clouds to develop?

• dry air rising and cooling

• humid air rising and cooling

• dry air descending and warming

• humid air descending and warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is a disturbance in the atmosphere that is characterized by lightning and thunder.

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

• None of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5