Weather Maps & Fronts

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold Front
• Warm Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather can you expect with a stationary front?

• storms, then cool good weather

• a few days of rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather can you expect with a cold front?

• storms, then cool good weather

• a few days of rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is pictured?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather will you see along a cold front?

• Thunderstorms

• Sunny skies

• Gentle rain

• No weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following

• Stationary front

• 
• Occluded front

• 
• Cold front

• 
• Warm front

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In convection, COOL air

• Rises
• Sinks

Which two cities are most likely to experience clear, dry weather?

• Seattle & San Francisco

• Chicago & Minneapolis

• Chicago & Nashville

• Dallas & Houston

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6