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Air Masses Review

Authored by Talaia Johnson-Walters

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 3+ times

Air Masses Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of Earth's weather?

mesosphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 3 pts

A/an _________________is a place where air

masses meet.

air mass

weather front

weather

climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Upon what are daily weather forecasts primarily based?

air mass movements

tidal changes

ocean currents

Earth's axis tilt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The front edge of a moving cold air mass that pushes beneath warm air like a wedge:

Warm Front

Cold Front

Stationary Front

Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows how a cold air mass collides with and slides under a warm air mass. Which weather condition will most likely result from this movement?

warmer temperatures and precipitation

warmer temperatures and clear skies

cooler temperatures and precipitation

cooler temperatures and clear skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which explains what happens when a cold front meets a warm front?

The cold air rises over the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

The cold air pushes the warm air down to the ground, forming clouds followed by rain.

The cold air pushes under the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

The cold air rises and evenly mixes with the warm air, forming clouds followed by rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...

Cloudy/Overcast Weather
Cold Weather
Warm Weather
Fair Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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