Air Masses and Predicting Weather Changes

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

• Front

• Cyclone

• Air Mass

• A and C are correct

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which front can you see in the picture:

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Scientist who studies and predict weather:

• Biologist

• Meteorologist

• A and B are correct

• None of he above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Boundary where the air masses meet:

• Hurricane

• Front

• Continental polar

• None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the Description to the Air Mass.

a

b

c

d

Hot and Dry

Cold and Dry

Cold and Wet

Hot and Wet

Tags

MS-ESS2-5

A cold air mass running into a warm air mass:

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Cold front

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air mass that forms over the ocean and is very humid:

• Continental

• Maritime

• Tropical

• None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Cold front

• Cyclone

• Anticyclone

• B and C are correct

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which front is in the picture:

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which front is in the picture

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5