Aviation Weather Part C: Fronts & Clouds

Aviation Weather Part C: Fronts & Clouds

12th Grade

28 Qs

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Aviation Weather Part C: Fronts & Clouds

Aviation Weather Part C: Fronts & Clouds

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-LS1-4, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sophia Rodriguez

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

28 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a weather front?

A boundary where two masses of air of different densities meet

A type of cloud formation

A measurement of atmospheric pressure

A seasonal wind pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What happens at a cold front?

Warm air mass advances on cold air mass & pushes it up

Neither air mass is advancing

Slower moving cold front overtakes a warm front

Cold air mass plows under on warm air mass & pushes it up

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What characterizes a warm front?

Cold air mass advances on stationary warm air mass

Warm air mass slides over a stationary or slow moving cold air mass

Neither air mass is advancing

Faster moving cold front overtakes a slow moving warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

When two fronts meet & neither advances, this called a(n) ____________?

occluded front

stationary front

warm front

cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of weather would you expect to find ahead of a cold front?

Clouds & rain showers

Clear skies & sunny

Cold & windy

Sunny & windy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of weather would you expect to find ahead of a warm front?

Fog, lignt rain &

poor visibility

Clear skies & sunny

Cold & windy

Intense thunderstorms including tornadoes & lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cold air is generally...

is less stable than warm air

is more stable than warm air

has the same stability as warm air

Can hold more water vapor than warm air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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