Weather Fronts 3

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

• air mass

• cloud

• tornado

• front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a ____.

• front

• storm

• climate

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Precipitation and storms occur ____.

• in high-pressure systems

• in polar zones

• in low-pressure systems

• at fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the ____.

• dew point

• rain point

• wind point

• relative humidity

Most hurricanes ____.

• are high-pressure systems

• gain energy when they strike land

• travel east to west

• travel west to east

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Violent storms generally form along ____.

• occluded fronts

• cold fronts

• warm fronts

• stationary fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

To keep track of high-and low-pressure areas, weather maps are drawn with lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. These lines are called ____.

• isotherms

• equibars

• fronts

• isobars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Areas of low-pressure usually have ____.

• cloudy weather

• good weather

• descending air

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5