Predicting weather

How do we name air masses?

• Water and temperature
• Air pressure
• Humidity and temperature
• Cold and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime
• Continental
• Polar
• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

• Wet and cold
• Dry and warm
• Wet and warm
• Dry and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?

• cP
• mP
• cT
• mT

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but cannot move one another so they both stay still for several days.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _____________ weather front occurs two cold air masses meet and push/force the warm air in the middle upwards.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5