Air Masses and Fronts KAP/GT
Authored by Nathan Rippstein
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A student models convection currents in a laboratory activity.
The warm air in Earth's atmosphere and the warm water in Earth's ocean sink instead of rise.
The heat source for Earth's atmosphere and oceans is the sun, which heats from above instead of below.
Convection cells in Earth's atmosphere and oceans flow in the same direction instead of opposite directions.
Cold air in Earth's atmosphere and cold water in Earth's oceans are less dense than warm air and warm water instead of being more dense.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Winds are caused by differences in
precipitation
humidity
air pressure
turbulance
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following correctly labels the diagrams?
A= Low Pressure System
B= High Pressure System
A= High Pressure System
B= Low Pressure System
A= Barometric Pressure System
B= Balanced Pressure System
A= Balanced Pressure System
B= Barometric Pressure System
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are air masses?
Small pockets of air with different temperature and moisture characteristics
Large bodies of air which have similar temperature and moisture characteristics
Cloud formations that affect weather patterns
Ocean currents that influence climate
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as warm and moist?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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