Cloud Development and Lifting Mechanisms

What occurs when air is lifted along topographic barriers?

• Surface heating and free convection (thermals)

• Uplift over topography

• Surface convergence

• Frontal lift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which process involves air rising over an area of low pressure?

• Surface heating and free convection (thermals)

• Uplift over topography

• Surface convergence

• Frontal lift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the process called when lift occurs along weather fronts?

• Surface heating and free convection (thermals)

• Uplift over topography

• Surface convergence

• Frontal lift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the result of air rising over an area of low pressure?

• Surface heating and free convection (thermals)

• Uplift over topography

• Surface convergence

• Frontal lift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which process involves air being lifted along topographic barriers?

• Surface heating and free convection (thermals)

• Uplift over topography

• Surface convergence

• Frontal lift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which mechanism involves air being lifted due to a heated surface?

• Lifting along topography

• Convection

• Convergence of air

• Lifting along weather fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which mechanism involves air being lifted due to low pressure?

• Convection

• Lifting along topography

• Convergence of air

• Lifting along weather fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of clouds are associated with a destabilized environment with cold air aloft and warm air at the surface?

• Stratus clouds

• Cumulus clouds

• Cirrus clouds

• Nimbus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of clouds are associated with a stabilized environment with warm air aloft and cold air at the surface?

• Cumulus clouds

• Stratus clouds

• Cirrus clouds

• Nimbus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which mechanism is associated with the interaction of cold and warm air masses?

• Convection

• Lifting along topography

• Convergence of air

• Lifting along weather fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5