Weather Fronts

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When I 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

The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with squares on it
• a line with circles on it

If an air mass is rising, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If an air mass is sinking, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When two air masses meet, what happens?

• The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.
• wind
• water
• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______. 

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for which type of front?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for which type of front?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5