Air Masses and Fronts

Tropical, Polar, Maritime, and Continental are all specific types of what?

• Air Masses

• Winds

• Jet Streams

• Global Winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a front?

• A place where air masses meet
• the front part of a storm
• An area of very high wind
• an area that has fair weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a 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

This is the symbol for which type of front?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?

• cool and clear skies
• warm and humid
• thunderstorms
• foggy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of weather is associated with a cold front?

• heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time 
• Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass and moves below the warm air mass. 

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm air mass overtakes cold air mass and rises above. 

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Creates heavy downpours , thunderstorms, and sometimes violent weather

• Warm front
• Cold front
• Stationary front
• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5