Predicting Weather Changes

Mia decided that she wanted to predict the coming weather, so she studied the weather map in the newspaper. She noticed that a front was located over her city, and she knew what to expect from the coming weather.

The weather in Detroit will likely be...

• sunny

• rainy

• partly cloudy

• snowy

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Mia noticed a(n) ______________near Detroit.

• occluded front

• cold front

• stationary front

• warm front

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Scientist who studies and predict weather:

• Biologist

• Meteorologist

• A and B are correct

• None of he above

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Huge body of air with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure:

• Front

• Cyclone

• Air Mass

• A and C are correct

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Swirling center of low air pressure:

• Anticyclone

• Stationary Front

• Cyclone

• A and C are correct.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Boundary where the air masses meet:

• Hurricane

• Front

• Continental polar

• None of the above.

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A cold air mass running into a warm air mass:

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Cold front

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Band of high-speed winds about 6-14 Km above Earth's surface.

• Stratosphere

• Jet Stream

• Warm Front

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Air mass collission on which the winds spiral outward from the center:

• Cold front

• Cyclone

• Anticyclone

• B and C are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which front is in the picture:

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

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