6-ESS2-5 Weather CSA Study Guide

Air travels in ________

• Groups

• Bubbles

• Masses

• Packs

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An entire air mass has the same ________ and ________ levels throughout

• Chips and Dip

• Temperature and Humidity

• Speed and Direction

• Altitude and Density

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Air masses and weather move...

• East to West

• East

• South

• West to East

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Air masses are moved by the...

• Jet Stream

• Temperature

• Current

• Density

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When weather ​ (a)   it is often because the air mass you are in is moving ​ (b)   and a ​ (c)   , different type of air mass is coming in. Scientists call these boundaries between air masses ​ (d)   .

• changes
• away
• new
• fronts

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When a cold air mass takes the place of a warm air mass, there is a __________.

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

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When a cold front moves in, you can expect temperatures to...

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

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When a cold front moves in, what kind of weather can you expect?

• Rain; possible thunderstorms

• Sunny Skies

• Hurricanes

• Windy

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When a warm air mass takes the place of a cold air mass, there is a __________.

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

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When a warm front moves in, you can expect temperatures to...

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

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