Mid-Latitude Cyclones

The primary weather producers for the United States:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a cold front catches up to and begins to collide with a warm front:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where would you look to see a cyclone moving toward you while standing in Lockport, Illinois?

• To the North

• To the South

• To the West

• To the East

At the center of a mid-latitude cyclone is a _______.

• high pressure center

• low pressure center

• tornado

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which front is usually leading the way in a mid-latitude cyclone?

• Stationary front

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which front is usually trailing behind the warm front in a mid-latitude cyclone?

• stationary front

• cold front

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What forms near the low pressure center when the cold front catches the warm front?

• occluded front

• stationary front

• hurricane

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which direction do the surface winds rotate around a mid-latitude cyclone in the United States?

• clockwise and inward

• counterclockwise and inward

• clockwise and outward

• counterclockwise and outward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is being show in this image?

• Formation of an occluded front

• Formation of a tornado

• mP meeting cT

• Formation of a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What would you most likely experience if you were at location E?

• Clear skies

• Rain

• Warmer temperatures

• Winds from the east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4