Weather Vocab Quiz #2

This isformed when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass; thunderheads can form and is followed by cool, fair weather.

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure

• low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An air current in the upper atmosphere that is located over North America and influences weather conditions.

It also flows from west to east.

• gulf stream

• jet stream

• river stream

• air stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind that forms in a small area due to temperature changes.

• hurricanes

• low pressure

• local winds

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A front that stays in one spot. Occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet; associated with rainy weather.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean.

• La Nina

• El Nino

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A warm water surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that moves from south of Florida up the eastern seaboard and then across the Atlantic.

• local winds

• high pressure

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This forms when warm air slides up and over a cold air mass. It brings gentle rain or light snow that is followed by warmer weather.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The unusual cooling of the water in the Pacific Ocean.

• El Nino

• La Nina

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6