
Air Masses/Tornadoes
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6th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 4 pts
Match the following abbreviations with the full term it goes with.
continental polar
mt
maritime polar
ct
continental tropical
cp
maritime tropical
mp
2.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Reorder the following in order of
1. Cold, dry, stable
2. cool, moist, unstable
3. hot, dry, stable air up high, unstable surface air
4. warm, moist, unstable
Continental Tropical
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Polar
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We know four of the air masses well, choose the answer below that best represents that fifth air mass.
Continental Tropical
Continental Arctic
Continental Polar
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following air masses with the best description.
Continental Arctic
This is above Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
This is over the Northern US where it's cold
Continental Polar
This is over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans where it's cold
Maritime Tropical
This is over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans where it's hot
Maritime Polar
This is over the southwestern US where it's hot
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Choose the words that best describe a tornado.
rapidly
group
line
whirling
funnel
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A tornado that occurs over a lake or ocean is called a
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following terms with the best descriptions. Match the ones you know first!!
A sudden violent gust of wind or a local
Squall
storms that contain updrafts that rotate
Whirl
A group of storms arranged in a line
Squall Line
a rapid movement around and around
Supercells
tube-like shape wind vortex
Mesocyclone
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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