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When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.

• thunderstorm
• watch
• front
• cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An occluded front may remain in the same place for several days, producing light wind and precipitation.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

what are isobars?

• lines connecting places of equal temperature
• lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
• lines drawn to places of different temperatures
• lines drawn to places of different pressures

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

The movement in the air caused by differences in air pressure ?

• Rain

• Wind

• Air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A low pressure system usually causes 

• Clearing Weather 
• Wet Weather
• Fair Weather 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_______ pressure systems are characterized by sinking air.

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is when the rotation of the Earth deflects the direction of the wind.

• convergent effect

• marginal effect

• Coriolis effect

• Mariolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The main reason land and sea breezes exist is because: 

• the earth revolves around the sun
• the earth is tilted on an axis
• of the temperature difference between land and water
• of global warming

This symbol represents

• a cold front
• an occluded front 
• a stationary front
• a warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6