Weather Air Masses

What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?

• cool and clear skies

• warm and humid

• thunderstorms

• foggy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather would you expect to see after a warm front has passed through an area?

• cool and clear skies

• warm and humid

• thunderstorms

• foggy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass do not have enough energy to move the other one out of the way?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of storm front is this?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An air mass is a large mass of air that is defined by its temperature and ____________________.

• Elevation (altitude)

• Water vapor content (humidity)

• Strength

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is warm and humid?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is cold and dry?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is over Southern California?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hurricanes form in which type of air mass?

• Continental polar

• Continental tropical

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6