Fronts and Forecasting

The warm front is moving North. I can tell because:

• warm fronts always move North.

• North is the best direction.

• the bumps on the front are pointing North.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an - 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary between two air masses is called a/an - 

• flood
• front
• climate
• storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

A rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass. The cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a(n)  .....

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

• cold

• stationary

• warm

• occluded

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• cold

• stationary

• occluded

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6