Weather Fronts

Boundaries that separate air masses of different densities.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a front moves so that warm air occupies territory formerly covered by cooler air:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When cold air actively advances into a region occupied by warmer air:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When the surface position of a front does not move:

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front will most likely give you longer periods of light precipitation, with low clouds?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front will most likely give you short periods of heavy precipitation with tall, towering clouds?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What will happen to the temperature of a region after a warm front moves through?

• Temperatures will drop

• Temperatures will increase

• Temperatures will remain steady

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front will have the most complex weather associated with it?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which front involves warm air being forced upwards by colder air?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5