Fronts Warm and Cold

What direction is the cold front moving on the map?

• Southwest (towards the bottom left corner)

• Northwest (towards the top left corner)

• Southeast (towards the bottom right corner)

• Northeast (towards the top right corner)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction is the warm front moving on the map?

• North (towards the top)

• South (towards the bottom)

• East (towards the right)

• West (towards the left)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a boundary where hot and cold air are separating

• a boundary where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front is the starred city experiencing?

• cold front

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is the correct symbol for a warm front?

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Which is the correct symbol for a cold front?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front would form when an air mass with a temperature of 89˚ F moved towards and air mass with a temperature of 65˚ F?

• cold front

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

• snow  

• sunny and fair

• heavy rain and/or thunderstorms 

•  cool and dry 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

It has been overcast and lightly raining for DAYS. On the news you hear that tomorrow the rain is supposed to stop and temperatures will be a little warmer. What type of front are we experiencing?

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is the starred city experiencing?

• long lasting, intense storms

• long lasting, gentle storms

• quick, intense storms

• quick, gentle storms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5