Weather Fronts

What type of storm front is this?  (a)  

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does symbol # 3 mean? (a)  

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure
• stable air pressure
• a low pressure system
• a high pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of front is pictured?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What symbol is this?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front is shown when neither air mass advances?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

(a)   are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities.

• fronts
• air masses
• cyclones
• anticyclones
• millibars
• isobars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the United States of America, cold fronts are usually associated with which type of air masses?

• continental polar from Canada

• continental tropical from Mexico

• maritime polar from the North Atlantic

• maritime tropical from the Gulf of Mexico

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold fronts often exhibit more violent weather because:

• they are steeper and warm air rises faster.

• they are shallower and warm air rises slower.

• they have more electricity and moisture

• they have no friction and more ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following represents an occluded front:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6