Air Masses Quiz Review

Match the following

• A large volume of air with similar properties such as humidity and temperature

• Air Mass

• Nothing moves, warm and cold air collide from opposite direction

• Front

• The boundary between air masses

• Warm Front

• A line on a weather map connecting areas of similar air pressure

• Stationary Front

• Warm air rises over cooler air bringing fair weather

• Isobar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Large and stormy weather system, air moves around a low pressure center

• Low-Pressure System

• Calm, clear weather system, air moves around a high pressure center

• Cold Front

• Two cold air masses collide and push warm air up between them

• Occluded Front

• Advances rapidly sliding under warm air bringing violent weather

• High-Pressure System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Stationary Front

• 
• Occluded Front

• 
• Warm Front

• 
• Cold Front

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Label the type of air masses on the map

b

c

d

e

g

a

Maritime Tropical

Maritime Polar

Continental Polar

Maritime Tropical

Continental Tropical

Maritime Polar

Continental Polar

Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Cold Front

• 
• Occluded Fron

• 
• Stationary Front

• 
• Warm Front

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does air pressure affect air movement?

• Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure

• Air moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• It doesn't

• It turns it upside down

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the two things used to classify air masses?

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Height

• Color

• Shape

Why does cool air have higher air pressure than warm air?

• It is more dense

• It is less dense

• It has the same density

• It is prettier

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4