6-8.ESS2.C.2 Predicting Weather Changes

The warm front is moving North. I can tell because:

• warm fronts always move North.

• North is the best direction.

• the bumps on the front are pointing North.

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Which front, red or blue, is a warm front?

• red

• blue

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A cold front usually brings:

• a fast moving storm followed by cool temperatures and clear skies.

• days of overcast skies and precipitation.

• a few cirrus clouds.

• thunder, but no lightning.

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Which place has experienced a drop in temperature?

• Florida

• California

• New Mexico

• southern Texas

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What type of weather is happening in North Carolina?

• rainy

• cloudy

• sunny

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I am a type of weather map that  provides information like (cloud cover, temperature, wind direction and speed, precipitation, or barometric pressure) from specific locations.  What am I?

• isotherm
• isobar
• weather map
• station model

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What is the temperature at this station

• 75 degrees
• 61 degrees
• 987 degrees
• 11 degrees

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The weather map shows the weather conditions for one day across the United States. Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience decreasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

• Denver, because its raining there

• Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching

• Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

• Houston, because it is in a high pressure area

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Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?

• Billings, Montana
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Miami, Florida

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Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?

• Denver
• New York 
• Miami 
• Boise

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