Weather (Final Review)

this type of pressure bring clear, dry air

• high pressure

• low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a strong band of high speed winds in the upper atmosphere

• high pressure

• jetstreams

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Windless zones near the equator are called _________

• jetstreams

• polar westerlies

• polar easterlies

• doldrums

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

this type of pressure system bring wind, clouds and rain

• high pressure

• low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

weather front in which the cooler air mass is advancing into the warmer air mass

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

weather front in which the warmer air mass is advancing into the cooler air mass

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

occurs when a fast-moving cold front catches up with a slower warm front.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This type of front is when a warm air mass and a cold air mass will meet and stop moving over a location.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

___________ is the average weather conditions in an area, including temperature and precipitation.

• Weather

• Climate

• Storm Systems

• Cold Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Explain how the water cycle contributes to the formation of clouds.

• Water from lakes evaporates, condenses in the atmosphere, and forms clouds

• Water in clouds freezes and falls to the ground

• Clouds push water back into the oceans

• Sunlight breaks water into hydrogen and oxygen, which form clouds

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking