Why does warm air rise above cold air?

Cold air is stronger than warm air

How are fronts formed?

By the meeting of two air masses with different temperatures and humidity levels.

What is an occluded front and how does it form?

An occluded front forms when a fast-moving cold front catches up to a slow-moving warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and creating a mix of warm and cold air.

An occluded front forms when a stationary front becomes stuck between two air masses, causing the warm air to rise and create a mix of warm and cold air.

An occluded front forms when warm air moves into a region of cold air, causing the warm air to rise and create a mix of warm and cold air.

An occluded front forms when a warm front catches up to a cold front, causing the warm air to lift the cold air off the ground and creating a mix of warm and cold air.

Air Masses & Weather Fronts Review

Quiz

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Science

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Jorie Ganek

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Elevation (altitude)

Water vapor content (humidity)

Strength

Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

Continental polar

Continental tropical

Maritime polar

Maritime tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which type of air mass is warm and humid?

Continental polar

Continental tropical

Maritime polar

Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which type of air mass is cold and dry?

Continental polar

Continental tropical

Maritime polar

Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of air mass is pictured in letter "C" (northeastern U.S., around NYC)?

Continental polar

Continental tropical

Maritime polar

Maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A(n) _____________ is the boundary where two air masses meet.

air mass

storm

collision

front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

Cold

Warm

Stationary

Occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Air Masses & Weather Fronts Review

25 questions

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

Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

Which type of air mass is warm and humid?

Which type of air mass is cold and dry?

Which type of air mass is pictured in letter "C" (northeastern U.S., around NYC)?

A(n) _____________ is the boundary where two air masses meet.

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but cannot move one another so they both stay still for several days.

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