Weather Patterns Test

Our two types of pressure systems are ______

• Low and Medium Pressure

• Hot and cold pressure

• high-pressure and low-pressure systems

• Cold fronts and warm fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which is more associated with clear skies and fair weather?

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• warm front

• cold front

Which pressure system is associated with hurricanes?

• Cold front

• High pressure system

• Warm front

• Low Pressure system

True or false. Our 4 main types of fronts are cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary, and occluded

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A storm that gets its energy from humid air at the ocean's surface is called _____

• tidal wave

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does cold air move?

• It only moves forward

• It tends to rise

• It stays in place

• It tends to sink

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does warm air tend to move?

• It tends to sink

• It stays in place

• It moves backwards

• It tends to rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which symbol is shown in the picture? It is a red symbol with semi-circles

• Cold front

• warm front

• Stationary

• Occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which symbol is shown in the picture? It blue with triangles

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which vocabulary word is best associated with the picture?

• Weather

• Air Mass Classification

• Jet Streams

• Biomes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6