Weather Patterns Assessment

What is Air Mass?

• A bunch of dark clouds in the sky

• A large body of air that has consistent temperature, humidity, and pressure

• A big gust of wind coming from the east

• A big tornado!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these is NOT a Front?

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Snow Front

• Warm Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air Rises and Cold air Sinks

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Based on the Image, what type of Front is this?

• COLD FRONT

• WARM FRONT

• STATIONARY FRONT

• OCCLUDED FRONT

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

High Pressure Systems give ___________ and Low Pressure Systems give___________.

• CLEAR skies, CLEAR skies

• CLEAR skies, STORMY skies

• STROMY skies, CLEAR skies

• STORMY skies, STORMY skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is an OCCLUDED Front

• Colder air masses moves toward warm air masses

• Cold air moves faster than warm air and it catches up to the first cold air

• Warmer air masses move towards colder air masses

• Cold air masses and warm air masses meet, yet neither one moves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Earths Rotation has NO effect on WIND

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Based on the Image, what type of Front is this?

• COLD FRONT

• STATIONARY FRONT

• OCCLUDED FRONT

• WARM FRONT

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a WARM Front?

• Colder air masses moves toward warm air masses

• Cold air moves faster than warm air and it catches up to the first cold air

• Cold air masses and warm air masses meet, yet neither one moves

• Warmer air masses move towards colder air masses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a STATIONARY Front?

• Cold air masses and warm air masses meet, yet neither one moves

• Cold air moves faster than warm air and it catches up to the first cold air

• Colder air masses moves toward warm air masses

• Warmer air masses move towards colder air masses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5