Clouds, Fronts, and Pressure

What is a cold front?

• The process that occurs as you open the freezer.

• The process that occurs when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass.

• The process occurs when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to form a cloud.

• The process occurs when the wind comes from the south.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Type of cloud that forms very high in the atmosphere and is made of primarily ice crystals.

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

Type of cloud that often covers the sky like a sheet or blanket.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Type of cloud that is puffy and and often has definite shapes.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbus

When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds can bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightening, and sometimes hail.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warmer temperatures follow this weather front:

• high pressure

• low pressure

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Ongoing showers and storms are associated with this front

• high pressure

• stationary front

• cold front

• low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5