What is an air mass?

• A small pocket of air with varying temperature and humidity

• A large "bubble" of air with the same temperature and humidity

• A cloud formation with different temperatures

• A type of wind pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a source region?

• The area where a storm originates

• The geographic area where an air mass originates

• The location of the highest temperature

• The place where rain is most frequent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which air mass forms in warm regions and has warmer air?

• Arctic (A)

• Tropical (T)

• Polar (P)

• Continental (c)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass forms over ice-covered regions and is very cold?

• Tropical (T)

• Maritime (m)

• Arctic (A)

• Continental (c)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which air masses are especially important for New York?

• cP and mT

• m and c

• T and A

• P and T

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens when two or more air masses collide?

• They create hurricanes

• They create different types of fronts

• They cause earthquakes

• They form tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather is associated with cold fronts?

• Calm and sunny

• Rapid changes, thunderstorms, heavy rain

• Hot and dry

• Snow and ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where does rain typically occur in relation to a cold front?

• Behind the cold front

• Along the cold front

• Far ahead of the cold front

• Nowhere near the cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Diagram showing cold front with cold air pushing warm air upward.

• Cold air moves parallel to warm air

• Warm air moves parallel to cold air

• Cold air pushes warm air downward

• Cold air pushes warm air upward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a warm front?

• The boundary where a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass.

• The boundary where a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass.

• The boundary where two cold air masses meet.

• The boundary where two warm air masses meet.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5