Air Masses & Fronts

What type of front brings cool, cold weather to an area?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front brings warm and humid weather to an area?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This type of front brings many days of precipitation.

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary that forms between two air masses when they meet is called a...

• front
• storm line
• squall line
• midaltitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air would a continental polar air mass bring?

• Warm and humid

• Warm and dry

• Cold and humid

• Cold and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass do not have enough energy to move the other one out of the way?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air would a continental tropic air mass bring?

• warm and humid

• warm and dry

• cold and dry

• cold and humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of precipitation falls during a cold front?

• thunderstorms or severe weather

• precipitation lasting several days

• strong wind and heavy precipitation

• steady rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a warm front?

• a cold air mass bumps against a warm air mass

• a warm air mass meets a colder air mass and slowly rises over it

• two air masses meet and stop moving

• warm air mass gets caught between 2 cold air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What characteristics are used to classify air masses?

• temperature and humidity
• pressure and temperature
• latitude and longitude
• wind speed and location 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5