Forecasting the Weather Review

What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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If you lived in the Midwest should you plan an outdoor BBQ?

• Yes, it's going to be a beautiful day!

• No way! It's going to be rainy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

After the front moves through Texas, what would you expect to happen to the temperature?

• Increase

• Decrease

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does a barometer measure?

• Temperature

• The amount of rain over a certain period of time.

• Wind Speed

• Air Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is an anemometer?

• An instrument used to measure wind speed.

• An instrument used to measure air pressure.

• Instrument used to measure wind direction.

• An instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation in a certain amount of time.

Which of the following best describes a cold front?

• Two air masses push against each other, cloudy skies, heavy precipitation.

• Warm air mass is replacing cold air mass, stormy weather, temperature rises.

• Cold air mass pushes under warm air mass, temperature drops.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5