Weather Station Models and Fronts

This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Cold Front 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front

• storm

• climate

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the barometric pressure for this station?

• 009.6 mb

• 909.6 mb

• 109.6 mb

• 1009.6 mb

• 096 mb

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the wind direction

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the dew point at this station?

• 75 degrees

• 61 degrees

• 987 degrees

• 11 degrees

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air would you find at air mass A?

• cold, dry

• warm, humid

• warm, dry

• cold, humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

• Denver, because it is raining there

• Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching

• Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

• Houston, because it is in a high pressure area

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold air traveling south from Canada is:

• continental tropical

• continental polar

• maritime tropical

• maritime polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5