Air Masses, Fronts, and Pressure Systems

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an - 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - 

• flood
• front
• climate
• storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a fast moving cold air mass moves into a slower moving warm air mass, we may experience severe storms and we will have cooler weather. What type of front is this?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a warm air mass slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

• front
• air mass
• cloud
• tornado 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?

• dry and cold weather
• wet and cold weather
• dry and warm weather
• wet and warm weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does symbol # 3 mean?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does symbol # 1 mean?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does symbol # 2 mean?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Northeast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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