Air Masses/Weather Fronts & Severe Weather

What type of air mass is wet and cold? Use the image to help you if needed.

• maritime tropical (mT)

• maritime polar (mP)

• continental tropical (cT)

• continental polar (cP)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass is dry and warm? Use the image to help you if needed.

• maritime tropical (mT)

• maritime polar (mP)

• continental tropical (cT)

• continental polar (cP)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How would you describe a maritime tropical (mT) air mass? Use the image to help you if needed.

• moist and warm

• moist and cold

• dry and warm

• dry and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How would you describe a continental polar (cP) air mass? Use the image to help you if needed.

• moist and warm

• moist and cold

• dry and warm

• dry and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement about weather fronts is FALSE?

• A weather front is a boundary where two air masses meet.

• There are four types of weather fronts: cold, warm, stationary, and occluded.

• Weather fronts often bring sudden changes in weather conditions.

• Weather fronts and the resulting weather conditions are unpredictable.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which type of front does neither air mass move or overpower the other? Use the image to help you if needed.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front results in steady, gentle precipitation? Use the image to help you if needed.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front moves quickly and can result in heavy storms? Use the image to help you if needed.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which type of front is a warm front pushed up between two cold fronts? Use the image to help you if needed.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is a low pressure system associated with?

• cloudy, rainy

• fair, sunny

• dry, windy

• hot, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5