Air Fronts and Weather

What is the symbol used to indicate a stationary front?

• a blue line with triangles

• a red line with semi circles

• an alternating red and blue line with triangles on bottom and semi circles on top

• a purple line with triangles and semi circles

what is the symbol used to indicate an occluded front?

• a blue line with triangles

• a red line with semi circles

• an red line with triangles on bottom and circles on top

• a purple line with alternating triangles and semi circles

where do warm air masses tend to flow towards?

• water

• land

• poles

• equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the symbol used to indicate a cold front?

• a blue line with blue triangles

• a red line with half circles

• an alternating red and blue line with and triangles on bottom and semi circles on top

• a purple line with alternating triangles and semi circles

Label the fronts with their type.

c

d

e

occluded

cold

warm

crispy

stationary

Tags

112.20.b.10.B

Label the cold and warm front on the weather map.

a

b

warm front

cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Identify the type of fronts on this weather map.

a

b

c

stationary front

cold front

warm front

Answer explanation

Make sure that you know your symbols for each front!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following front to its description

• When warm, less dense air replaces cold, more dense air.

• Cold Front

• When neither cold or warm air are strong enough to replace the other

• Stationary Front

• When cold, more dense air replaces warm, less dense air.

• Warm Front

• When two cold air masses converge on a warm air mass forcing it to quickly rise.

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do continental air masses form over?

• Land

• Water

• Poles

• Equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do maritime air masses form over?

• land

• water

• poles

• equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5