Weather Maps and Fronts

What are the two conditions within air masses that are most important in resulting weather conditions when air masses move?

• Temperature and cloudiness

• Temperature and humidity

• Humidity and brightness

• Air pressure and cloudiness

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What forms at the boundaries as air masses meet?

• Fronts

• Air pressure

• Friendships

• Fog

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a warm air mass collides and rides over a cold air mass, a results.

• Warm front
• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass that is behind a cool air mass, the warm air mass is pushed up above the cooler air masses. This situation describes a .

• Warm front
• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a cold air mass collides and slides under a warm air mass, a forms.

• Warm front

• Cold front
• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When neither a cold air mass nor a warm air mass moves at a frontal boundary, a _____________ forms.

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the front with its associated weather map symbol

• D

• Warm Front

• C

• Occluded Front

• B

• Cold Front

• A

• Stationary Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low pressure systems are usually associated with weather and winds circulate counterclockwise.

• good

• bad

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

High pressure systems are usually associated with weather and winds circulate clockwise.

• good
• bad

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How many different types of fronts are on the weather map?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5