Frontal Systems

An airmass is a large body of air with…

• fairly strong updrafts.
• fairly low temperature.
• fairly uniform termperature and moisture content.
• fairly easy to fly around.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cold front is one where cold air is…

• beginning to snow.
• preventing rainfall.
• moving into an area, displacing warmer air.
• moving out of area, taking warm air along.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A warm front is one where warm air is…

• replacing cold air.
• cleaning old air.
• removing condensation nuclei.
• replacing warm air with cold.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we name air masses?

• Water and temperature
• Air pressure
• Humidity and temperature
• Cold and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which type of air would you find at air mass B?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass C?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass D?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5