Air Masses and Fronts

Which location would you expect a continental tropical air mass to form?

• Northern Pacific

• Canada

• Florida

• Desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front is observed when a warm air mass and a cold air mass are not moving relative to each other?

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Refer to the map showing weather patterns over the United States. What type of weather can Florida expect?

• Drizzly rain with increased temperatures.

• Many days of cloudy, wet weather.

• Heavy snow and cold temperatures

• Thunderstorms and possible tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which direction is the cold front moving?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?

• Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles.

• Warm air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles.

• Warm air rises at the equator and cold air rises at the poles.

• Cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two air masses would bring WARM, MOIST air?

• A, B

• E, F

• A, D

• C, G

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which air mass forms over the ocean?

• continental

• maritime

• tropical

• polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the two properties of air masses?

• temperature and density

• temperature and mass

• temperature and humidity

• humidity and mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Based on the information in the weather map, which direction will the wind move?

• east to west

• west to east

• north to south

• south to north

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What forms when air masses with different temperatures meet?

• storms

• thunder

• fronts

• currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5