Weather Systems, Air Masses, and Air Fronts

This symbol represents what they of front?

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tornadoes and hurricanes are large areas of ____________ pressure.

• High 
• Stable
• Low
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When two air masses collide, but neither is strong enough to push the other out of the way, a _____________________ front forms.

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air masses that originate over land are called _________________________________.

• Maritime
• Polar
• Contiental
• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather comes before a cold front?

• Showers and Thunderstorms
• Dry warm air
• Light precipitation
• Clear and dry skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hot air ____________. 

• rises
• falls

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This symbol represents what type of front?

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This symbol represents what type of front?

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what is high pressure?

• when the pressure in the middle of it is low and weather is generally rainy and cloudy skies

• cold front

• when the pressure is and weather is generally nice

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what type of pressure is this

• Medium pressure

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• Tall pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6