Quiz 5 Retake- Air Masses and Fronts

Match the following

• m

• Forms over ocean

• T

• Forms over Continent

• c

• Forms over hot tropical region

• P

• Forms over cold polar region

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The temperature and humidity of a location depend partially on

• the winds that are located in the area

• the temperature and the humidity of the air mass that currently sits over the area

• the air mass that has passed and not currently over the area

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Label the air masses below with the correct symbol cP , mP, cT , or mT

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Sort the information to the correct type of air mass

Continental Tropical (cT)​ ​ (a)  

Continental Polar (cP) ​ ​ (b)  

Maritime Tropical (mT) ​ (c)  

Maritime Polar (mP) ​ (d)  

• dry and warm
• dry and cold
• wet and warm
• wet and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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Brings some clouds and gentle rains.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If an air mass is rising, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for which type of front?

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5