Meteorology

An air mass that forms over an ocean is called _____.

• Continental

• Maritime

• Polar

• Tropical

Answer explanation

over the ocean - marine

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

List the four types of fronts.

Answer explanation

these are found at the boundaries of the fronts.

Cold, Warm, Stationary, and Occluded.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Funnel-shaped clouds that touch Earth's surface are called _______.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Describe a cyclone. What type of weather does it bring?

Answer explanation

These are low pressures that have a clockwise rotation to them, cold air - bad weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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_____ are lines joining places on a map that have the same air pressure.

• Millibars

• Isotherms

• Boundaries

• Isobars

Answer explanation

Air pressure measurement - bars

same - iso

Draw the type of front listed below:

Cold

Answer explanation

cold fronts are represented by blue lines and blue triangles pointing in the direction of movement to.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Describe the kinds of technology meteorologists use to help predict the weather.

Answer explanation

Weather satellites, weather balloons, and even computers can help predict weather patterns.

Ice caps and the tundra are features of a _____ climate.

• dry

• tropical

• polar

• temperate

Answer explanation

both are located above the 60 degree latitude lines.

Draw the type of front below:

stationary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A ______ is a wind circulation pattern that changers directions with the seasons.

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