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The diagram below shows wind flowing over a mountain range

As the wind flows down the leeward side of the mountain range the air becomes

• cooler and drier

• cooler and wetter

• warmer and drier

• warmer and wetter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is located between Buffalo and Detroit?

• stationary

• warm

• occluded

• cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which station model shows a wind direction from the southeast?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Base your answer to this question on the weather map below shows a low pressure system over the central United States. Isobars are labeled in millibars Points A B C and D represent locaions on Earth's surface.

The air pressure at the center of the low is

• 991 mb

• 994 mb

• 997 mb

• 1001 mb

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which direction do surface winds around low- pressure in Northeren Hemisphere generally move?

• counterclockwise, toward the center of the low

• clockwise, towars the center of the low

• counterclockwise, away from the center of the low

• clockwise, away from the center of the low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Base your answer on the waether map, which shows air temperature and winds for a few locations in the eastren half of the United States. A large low-pressure system is shown on the map.

• colckwise and toward the center of the system

• clockwise and away from the center of the system

• counterclockwise and toward the center of the system

• counterclockwise and away from the center of the system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The arrows on the cross section below show prevailing wind that flows over a mountain. Points A and B represent locations on opposite sides of the mountain.

• Location A is warmer and drier than location B.

• Location A is cooler and wetter than location B.

• Location B is warmer and wetter than location A.

• Location B is cooler and drier than location A.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The weather map shows a frontal system that has followed a tropical storm track.

The air mass located over point X most likely orginated over the

• northeren Atlantic Ocean

• central part of Canada

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Northwest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Base your answer to this question on the station models below, which various weather conditions recorded at the same time on the same day at four different cities.

Which wind speed was recorded in Detroit?

• 15 knots

• 25 knots

• 35 knots

• 45 knots

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather station model indicates the greateast prbability of precipitation?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6