Weather Quiz - Ch 20

Characteristics of Maritime Polar air masses

• cold and moist

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• warm and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Characteristics of Continental Tropical air masses

• cold and moist

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• warm and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front that produces light to moderate precipitation over a large area for an extended period.

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front that produces heavy rain, gusty wind, and even hail and tornadoes

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When the surface position of a front doesn't move as two air masses meet but don't displace one another

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a cold front overtakes a warm front and wedges warm air upwards into the atmosphere.

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather associated with this front

• light to moderate rain for a long time

• heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather associated with this front

• light to moderate rain for a long time

• heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather associated with this front

• light to moderate rain for a long time

• heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather associated with this front

• light to moderate rain for a long time

• heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6