Air Masses and Fronts

Which type of weather is associated with a warm front?

• heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time 
• Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is the symbol for which type of front?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of weather is associated with a cold front?

• heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time 
• Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud forms along cold fronts and brings severe weather?

• cirrostratus
• cumulonimbus
• cumulus
• cirrus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud forms along warm fronts?

• stratus

• cumulonimbus
• cumulus
• cirrus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

On a weather map, cold fronts and warm fronts move...

• in the direction that the symbols are pointing.
• to the east.
• to the west.
• from high pressure to low.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the symbol shown here.

• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front
• warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

• warm front
• cold front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate is the record of temperature, wind, and precipitation for an area over many _______?

• days

• weeks

• months

• years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6