Air Pressure Systems

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather

• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction is the warm front moving on the map? 

• North

• South

• East

• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

• Clear, sunny skies

• Cloudy skies

• Hot temperature

• Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• lousy (stormy) weather

• happy (sunny) weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Barometer

• tool used to measure wind speed

• a tool that measures air pressure

• a tool that measures air temperature

• instrument used to measure humidity

  in the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities.

• fronts

• air masses

• cyclones

• anticyclones

• millibars

• isobars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What front does this symbol represent?

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Precipitation and storms occur ____.

• in high-pressure systems

• in polar zones

• in low-pressure systems

• at fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6